Take Me To The River - Syl Johnson (1974) (HD Quality) Chords

Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take Me To The River - Syl Johnson (1974)  (HD Quality) chords
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[Em]
[E]
I love you like I do.
After all the changes, [D]
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder [G] what you're doing.
[D] Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, to [E] the river.
100%  ➙  116BPM
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Syl Johnson - Take Me To The River chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, E, D, C and G. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I love you like I do.
_ After all the changes, _ [D] _ _
[A] [E] you stole my money and [D] my cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen you in a [D] half year.
[C] I wonder _ [G] what you're doing.
[D] _ _ Oh, [A] today is the day, hey, hey, _ to [E] the river.
_ _ _ Wash me down.
_ _ _ Won't you cleanse my soul?
_ _ But my feet are brown. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
_ Love is a motion that I [D] can't forget.
[E] _ My sweet sixteen, I will [D] never regret.
[C] I wonder _ what [G] _ you're telling [D] _ my [A] love to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ to [B] the river.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ Hold [A] me, _ love [C#m]
me, need [A] _ me, tease [G]
me, till I [B] _ can't, till I can't take no _ _ _ more. [E] Thank _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank [Em] you.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you. Thank you.
I don't know why I love you like I do.
_ After all the things that you put me through.
The sixteen candles I've burnt on my wall.
_ Tell me who's the biggest fool [D] of them all.
[C] I want to [Am] know.
[G] Won't you tell me [D] I'm a [A] fool to stay. _
Hey, hey, hey, _ _ _ [E] to the river. _ _ _ _
Wash me down.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
Get me out [E] of here.
_ But my feet are brown.
_ _ _ _ [B] _

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Within the album Total Explosion, written by Mabon Hodges and Al Green, you'll find this song.

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