Chords for Tim McGraw - Between the River and Me
Tempo:
80.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
D
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was 15 when my daddy died, mama worked two jobs just to get by.
Seemed like a blessing when Harley came around, so she [F#m] took his name, but I [Bm] had my doubts.
Didn't take long for his drinking ways to start showing up on mama's face.
One violent night, hiding under my bed, swore daddy wouldn't see another [G] sunset.
Next day, I followed him [A] down to the riverbank, [G] I [D] knew one of us [F#m] wouldn't walk away.
[Bm] I might have had a plan, but I didn't know it, might have been scared, but I didn't [D] show it.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
With the current and the rocks, it would have been risky, might have been sober, but I brought the [D] whiskey.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
I walked up to him and I said his name, just so he could see the look on my face.
He stood eye to eye and toe to toe when I told him that he wasn't gonna come back [G] home.
He [D] raised his fist to [A] me, but I didn't flinch.
[G] I said, I [D] ain't your son, you [F#m] son of a bitch.
I [Bm] might have had a knife in my back pocket, might have pulled it out before he [D] saw it.
[A] That's all between [Bm] the river and me.
I might have had a gun, but I didn't fire it.
He might have tried to yell, but I kept him [D] quiet.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
[D]
[A] That's all [B] between the river and me.
[C]
[G#] [F#]
[B]
[C] [F#] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
Sheriff came knocking on our front door, said they found his body by the reservoir.
Bottle in his shirt and liquor in his blood, must have fallen in the river and he never [Bm] came up.
Lot of them blood, but they never saw it.
Just a little blood on the living room [D] carpet.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Well, after what he's done, oh, there ain't no wonder.
[B] Can't remember how long I held him [D] under.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
[D] That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Yeah.
[D] That's [A] all between [B] the river and me.
[D] That's [A] all.
That's [F#m] all.
[A] [B]
[Bm]
Seemed like a blessing when Harley came around, so she [F#m] took his name, but I [Bm] had my doubts.
Didn't take long for his drinking ways to start showing up on mama's face.
One violent night, hiding under my bed, swore daddy wouldn't see another [G] sunset.
Next day, I followed him [A] down to the riverbank, [G] I [D] knew one of us [F#m] wouldn't walk away.
[Bm] I might have had a plan, but I didn't know it, might have been scared, but I didn't [D] show it.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
With the current and the rocks, it would have been risky, might have been sober, but I brought the [D] whiskey.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
I walked up to him and I said his name, just so he could see the look on my face.
He stood eye to eye and toe to toe when I told him that he wasn't gonna come back [G] home.
He [D] raised his fist to [A] me, but I didn't flinch.
[G] I said, I [D] ain't your son, you [F#m] son of a bitch.
I [Bm] might have had a knife in my back pocket, might have pulled it out before he [D] saw it.
[A] That's all between [Bm] the river and me.
I might have had a gun, but I didn't fire it.
He might have tried to yell, but I kept him [D] quiet.
[A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
[D]
[A] That's all [B] between the river and me.
[C]
[G#] [F#]
[B]
[C] [F#] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
Sheriff came knocking on our front door, said they found his body by the reservoir.
Bottle in his shirt and liquor in his blood, must have fallen in the river and he never [Bm] came up.
Lot of them blood, but they never saw it.
Just a little blood on the living room [D] carpet.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Well, after what he's done, oh, there ain't no wonder.
[B] Can't remember how long I held him [D] under.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
[D] That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Yeah.
[D] That's [A] all between [B] the river and me.
[D] That's [A] all.
That's [F#m] all.
[A] [B]
[Bm]
Key:
Bm
A
D
F#m
B
Bm
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was 15 when my daddy died, mama worked two jobs just to get by.
Seemed like a blessing when Harley came around, so she [F#m] took his name, but I [Bm] had my doubts.
_ _ Didn't take long for his drinking ways to start showing up on mama's face.
One violent night, hiding under my bed, swore daddy wouldn't see another [G] sunset.
Next day, I followed him [A] down to the riverbank, _ [G] I [D] knew one of us [F#m] wouldn't walk away.
[Bm] I might have had a plan, but I didn't know it, might have been scared, but I didn't [D] show it.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
With the current and the rocks, it would have been risky, might have been sober, but I brought the [D] whiskey.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
_ _ _ I walked up to him and I said his name, just so he could see the look on my face.
He stood eye to eye and toe to toe when I told him that he wasn't gonna come back [G] home.
He [D] raised his fist to [A] me, but I didn't flinch.
[G] I said, I [D] ain't your son, you [F#m] son of a bitch.
I [Bm] might have had a knife in my back pocket, might have pulled it out before he [D] saw it.
_ [A] That's all between [Bm] the river and me. _
I might have had a gun, but I didn't fire it.
He might have tried to yell, but I kept him [D] quiet.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
_ [D] _
[A] That's all [B] between the river and me.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sheriff came knocking on our front door, said they found his body by the reservoir.
Bottle in his shirt and liquor in his blood, must have fallen in the river and he never [Bm] came up.
_ Lot of them blood, but they never saw it.
Just a little blood on the living room [D] carpet.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
_ Well, after what he's done, oh, there ain't no wonder.
[B] Can't remember how long I held him [D] under.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
_ _ [D] That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Yeah.
_ [D] That's [A] all between [B] the river and me.
_ [D] That's [A] all.
That's [F#m] all.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was 15 when my daddy died, mama worked two jobs just to get by.
Seemed like a blessing when Harley came around, so she [F#m] took his name, but I [Bm] had my doubts.
_ _ Didn't take long for his drinking ways to start showing up on mama's face.
One violent night, hiding under my bed, swore daddy wouldn't see another [G] sunset.
Next day, I followed him [A] down to the riverbank, _ [G] I [D] knew one of us [F#m] wouldn't walk away.
[Bm] I might have had a plan, but I didn't know it, might have been scared, but I didn't [D] show it.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
With the current and the rocks, it would have been risky, might have been sober, but I brought the [D] whiskey.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
_ _ _ I walked up to him and I said his name, just so he could see the look on my face.
He stood eye to eye and toe to toe when I told him that he wasn't gonna come back [G] home.
He [D] raised his fist to [A] me, but I didn't flinch.
[G] I said, I [D] ain't your son, you [F#m] son of a bitch.
I [Bm] might have had a knife in my back pocket, might have pulled it out before he [D] saw it.
_ [A] That's all between [Bm] the river and me. _
I might have had a gun, but I didn't fire it.
He might have tried to yell, but I kept him [D] quiet.
_ [A] That's all [Bm] between the river and me.
_ [D] _
[A] That's all [B] between the river and me.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sheriff came knocking on our front door, said they found his body by the reservoir.
Bottle in his shirt and liquor in his blood, must have fallen in the river and he never [Bm] came up.
_ Lot of them blood, but they never saw it.
Just a little blood on the living room [D] carpet.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
_ Well, after what he's done, oh, there ain't no wonder.
[B] Can't remember how long I held him [D] under.
That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
_ _ [D] That's [A] all between [Bm] the river and me.
Yeah.
_ [D] That's [A] all between [B] the river and me.
_ [D] That's [A] all.
That's [F#m] all.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _