The River Chords by Terry Evans

Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Dm

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Terry Evans   The River chords
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[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] Come to the river,
[Dm] come to the river with me.
[A] Oh, come to the river.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[A] We will wash our souls from [D] the world of pollution.
[A] Say the light of the world, [D] it will set you free.
Hey, hey, [A] do you see that man over there?
[D] He doesn't seem to have a care.
[A] I think he's been to the river.
[D] Look like he's been to heaven.
[A] Through the water on the high,
[D] he'll be going back by and by.
Hey, [A] hey, come to the river.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
Come to the river.
Come to the river with me.
[G] [Em]
[Em]
[A] Come and stand with me [D] in the river for me.
[A] Oh, let your feet, it's that simple.
[D] You and me, it's simple.
[A] Everybody come take part.
[D] You'll put your heart in your heart.
[Dm] [A] Oh, come to the river.
Right now.
[D] Come to the river with me.
Would you please [A] come to the river with me.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[G]
[A]
[D] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] Hey,
[D]
[A]
[D]
hey, hey, [A] come to the river.
Oh, come to [D] the river with me.
[E] [A] Come to the river.
Uh-huh.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[A] Do you see that man over there?
Oh, [D] he doesn't seem to have a care.
[Dm] I [A] think he's been to the river.
[D] Oh, looks like he's been delivered [A] to the one on high.
Hey, [D] he's going back by [Dm] and by.
Come on.
[A] Come [A] to the river.
Lord have mercy.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
Hey, hey, [A] hey, come to the river.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[E] [A] Oh, come to the river.
Uh [F#m]-huh.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[A] Come to the river.
[D] Ooh, come to the river with me.
Hey, [A] hey, come to the river.
Hey, you [D] all, come to the river [Dm] with me.
[A] Everybody take a part.
Come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
[D] Come to the river with me.
Would [A] you please come to the river?
[D] Would you please come to the river?
Hey, [A] hey, hey, come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
Hey, [D] come to the river with me.
[A] River, [Am] what's your [A] river?
Hey, oh, [D] come to the river with me.
[A] You put joy in your heart.
[Am] [D] Hey, everybody come with me.
Na, na, na, na, [A] na, come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
Hey, hey, [D] hey, come to the river with me.
Oh, hey, [A] hey, come to the river.
Ooh, [D] come to the river with [E] me.
We're gonna shout [A] out to the river.
[D] Come to the river with [E]
me.
[A] Come to the river.
[E]
Come [D] to the river with [E] me.
[Am] [A]
[D]
[A] Come to the river [D] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D] with me.
Come to the river with me.
Lord [A] have
[D] mercy.
I don't know about you.
[A] But I've been to the river, [D] my old soul's been [A] delivered, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, [D] all right now y'all.
Ooh, [A]
yeah, yeah.
Oh, oh.
Mm.
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Dm
2311
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Dm
2311
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To start learning Terry Evans - The River chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, D, A, D, A and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 57 BPM and then match the original tempo of 115 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Come to the river, _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] come to the river with me.
_ [A] Oh, come to the river. _ _
_ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ [A] We will wash our souls _ _ from [D] the world of pollution. _
_ _ [A] Say the light of the world, _ _ _ [D] it will set you free. _
Hey, hey, [A] do you see that man over there?
_ _ [D] He doesn't seem to have a care.
[A] I think he's been to the river.
_ _ [D] Look like he's been to heaven.
_ [A] Through the water on the high, _
_ _ [D] he'll be going back by and by.
Hey, [A] hey, come to the river. _
_ _ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ _ Come to the river. _
_ _ _ Come to the river with me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Come and stand with me _ [D] in the river for me.
_ [A] Oh, let your feet, it's that simple.
_ _ [D] You and me, it's simple.
_ _ _ [A] Everybody come take part.
_ [D] You'll put your heart in your heart.
[Dm] _ [A] Oh, come to the river. _
Right now.
_ [D] Come to the river with me.
Would you please [A] come to the river with me.
_ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Hey, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
hey, hey, [A] come to the river.
Oh, come to _ [D] _ the river with me.
[E] _ _ [A] Come to the river.
Uh-huh.
[D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ [A] Do you see that man over there?
_ Oh, [D] he doesn't seem to have a care.
[Dm] I [A] think he's been to the river.
_ _ [D] Oh, looks like he's been delivered _ [A] to the one on high. _ _
_ Hey, [D] he's going back by [Dm] and by.
Come on.
[A] Come [A] to the river.
Lord have mercy.
_ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ Hey, hey, [A] hey, come to the river. _ _
_ _ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
[E] _ _ [A] Oh, come to the river.
Uh [F#m]-huh.
_ [D] Oh, come to the river with me.
_ _ [A] Come to the river. _
_ _ [D] Ooh, come to the river with me.
Hey, [A] hey, come to the river. _
Hey, you [D] all, come to the river [Dm] with me.
[A] Everybody take a part.
Come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
_ _ [D] _ Come to the river with me.
Would [A] you please come to the river?
_ [D] Would you please come to the river?
Hey, [A] hey, hey, come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
_ Hey, [D] come to the river with me.
_ [A] River, [Am] what's your [A] river? _
Hey, oh, [D] come to the river with me.
[A] You put joy in your heart.
[Am] _ _ [D] Hey, everybody come with me.
Na, na, na, na, [A] na, come to the river.
Lord have mercy.
Hey, hey, [D] hey, come to the river with me.
Oh, hey, [A] hey, come to the river. _ _
_ Ooh, [D] come to the river with [E] me.
We're gonna shout [A] out to the river. _ _
_ [D] _ Come to the river with [E]
me.
_ [A] Come to the river.
_ [E] _
_ Come [D] to the river with [E] me.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Come to the river [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] with me.
Come to the river with me.
Lord [A] _ _ have _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ mercy.
I don't know about you.
_ [A] But _ I've been to the river, _ [D] _ _ my old soul's been [A] delivered, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, _ _ [D] _ all right now y'all.
_ _ Ooh, [A] _ _ _
yeah, _ yeah.
_ _ Oh, oh.
_ _ _ Mm. _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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