Tales From The Riverbank Chords by The Jam
Tempo:
118.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Dm
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [Bb]
[A] [D]
Bring you a tale from [Gm] the pastoral [Bb] fields [F] Where we [D] ran when we were young
This is a tale from [G] the water [Dm] meadows [C] Trying to spread [G] some hope into [D] your heart
It's [Dm] mixed with [G] happiness, it's mixed [Dm] with tears [G] Of life and [D] death are carried in [C] this [Dm] dream
[G] Now [Dm] you've got space, [G] you could run for [Dm] miles [G] Now you've got guts, so many to [F] look past
True, it's a [D] dream mixed with [E] nostalgia [Bm] But [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I always have wanted
To [A] let our homelands not [D] to rot, join [E] them on the river [Dm] [D] bank
[Dm]
[G] The river's floundered by the still [Dm] waters [G] [A] Joined in the race through the green mountains
[G] No fears [D] or worries since the golden country [G] Walked the sunrise [E] with our much-loved [Dm] friend
[C] Now that the start came to [B] call, our riders too should [Bm] have [Bb] gone We lose our better [A] sides, we lose our better selves
[D]
[E] [Dm]
[D]
[E] [Bb] [D] [F]
True, it's [D] a dream [E] mixed with nostalgia [A]
[Bm] But [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I'll always hang on to
[A] That [Bm] our homelands not to rot True, [D] it's a dream mixed [Dm] with nostalgia
[B] [F] But [G] it's a dream [Dm] that I'll always [E] hang on to [A] That our [Bm] homelands not to rot
To walk on the [E] river [Dm] bank [D] To walk on the river [Dm] bank
[Gm] [G] [Am] [G]
[D] [G]
[G]
[Gm] [D] [G]
[C]
[A] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[D] [Dm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D] [C]
[N]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [Bb]
[A] [D]
Bring you a tale from [Gm] the pastoral [Bb] fields [F] Where we [D] ran when we were young
This is a tale from [G] the water [Dm] meadows [C] Trying to spread [G] some hope into [D] your heart
It's [Dm] mixed with [G] happiness, it's mixed [Dm] with tears [G] Of life and [D] death are carried in [C] this [Dm] dream
[G] Now [Dm] you've got space, [G] you could run for [Dm] miles [G] Now you've got guts, so many to [F] look past
True, it's a [D] dream mixed with [E] nostalgia [Bm] But [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I always have wanted
To [A] let our homelands not [D] to rot, join [E] them on the river [Dm] [D] bank
[Dm]
[G] The river's floundered by the still [Dm] waters [G] [A] Joined in the race through the green mountains
[G] No fears [D] or worries since the golden country [G] Walked the sunrise [E] with our much-loved [Dm] friend
[C] Now that the start came to [B] call, our riders too should [Bm] have [Bb] gone We lose our better [A] sides, we lose our better selves
[D]
[E] [Dm]
[D]
[E] [Bb] [D] [F]
True, it's [D] a dream [E] mixed with nostalgia [A]
[Bm] But [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I'll always hang on to
[A] That [Bm] our homelands not to rot True, [D] it's a dream mixed [Dm] with nostalgia
[B] [F] But [G] it's a dream [Dm] that I'll always [E] hang on to [A] That our [Bm] homelands not to rot
To walk on the [E] river [Dm] bank [D] To walk on the river [Dm] bank
[Gm] [G] [Am] [G]
[D] [G]
[G]
[Gm] [D] [G]
[C]
[A] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [A] [G] [C]
[D] [Dm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D] [C]
[N]
Key:
G
D
Dm
C
A
G
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Dm
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Bring you a tale from [Gm] the pastoral [Bb] fields [F] Where we [D] ran when we were young _
This is a tale from [G] the water [Dm] meadows [C] Trying to spread [G] some hope into [D] your heart
It's _ _ _ _ [Dm] mixed with [G] happiness, it's mixed [Dm] with tears [G] Of life and [D] death are carried in [C] this [Dm] dream
[G] Now [Dm] you've got space, [G] you could run for [Dm] miles [G] Now you've got guts, so many to [F] look past
True, it's a [D] dream mixed with [E] nostalgia _ [Bm] But _ [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I always have wanted
To [A] let our homelands not [D] to rot, join [E] them on the river [Dm] _ [D] bank
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] The river's floundered by the still [Dm] waters [G] _ [A] Joined in the race through the green mountains
[G] No fears [D] or worries since the golden country [G] _ Walked the sunrise [E] with our much-loved [Dm] friend
[C] Now that the start came to [B] call, our riders too should [Bm] have [Bb] gone We lose our better [A] sides, we lose our better _ selves _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ [F]
True, it's [D] a dream [E] mixed with nostalgia [A] _
[Bm] But _ [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I'll always hang on to
[A] That [Bm] our homelands not to rot True, [D] it's a dream mixed [Dm] with nostalgia _
[B] _ _ [F] But [G] it's a dream [Dm] that I'll always [E] hang on to [A] That our [Bm] homelands not to rot
To walk on the [E] river _ [Dm] bank [D] To walk on the river [Dm] bank
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Bring you a tale from [Gm] the pastoral [Bb] fields [F] Where we [D] ran when we were young _
This is a tale from [G] the water [Dm] meadows [C] Trying to spread [G] some hope into [D] your heart
It's _ _ _ _ [Dm] mixed with [G] happiness, it's mixed [Dm] with tears [G] Of life and [D] death are carried in [C] this [Dm] dream
[G] Now [Dm] you've got space, [G] you could run for [Dm] miles [G] Now you've got guts, so many to [F] look past
True, it's a [D] dream mixed with [E] nostalgia _ [Bm] But _ [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I always have wanted
To [A] let our homelands not [D] to rot, join [E] them on the river [Dm] _ [D] bank
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] The river's floundered by the still [Dm] waters [G] _ [A] Joined in the race through the green mountains
[G] No fears [D] or worries since the golden country [G] _ Walked the sunrise [E] with our much-loved [Dm] friend
[C] Now that the start came to [B] call, our riders too should [Bm] have [Bb] gone We lose our better [A] sides, we lose our better _ selves _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ [F]
True, it's [D] a dream [E] mixed with nostalgia [A] _
[Bm] But _ [F] it's a [Dm] dream that I'll always hang on to
[A] That [Bm] our homelands not to rot True, [D] it's a dream mixed [Dm] with nostalgia _
[B] _ _ [F] But [G] it's a dream [Dm] that I'll always [E] hang on to [A] That our [Bm] homelands not to rot
To walk on the [E] river _ [Dm] bank [D] To walk on the river [Dm] bank
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