On The River Chords by Whiskey Myers

Tempo:
104.7 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

G

C

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Whiskey Myers - On The River chords
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[G]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C] [G] Oh, Jeb, don't you let me down [C] Promise me you'll play some hair much [G] better
[Gm]
[C] [G] As I have to map them ties and [Bb] track your rail [C] dog
Give it all up for [G] me You
[Gm] [C] said you'd save a dime a day
But a log cabin down there [G] by the river [Gm]
[G] Raised a kiss, the best there is
[Bb] And I went by [C] there [G] head and quiver Yeah, this place ain't saving grace
You can't buy more than these fairies' face A little more pain, more blood than their rain
[C] And they're smooth down there [Gm] on the river
[G]
[Gm] [G] Oh, Jeb'll die every two more [Gm] years And he's landing a [C] job with the man
[G] Selling off a land plot [Gm]
[C] [G] There away the gold [Gm] made
He saved [C] enough to build that [G] home for Mary [Gm]
[G] Another dime a day, the wolves away
Made a deal, [C] driving the old [G] sheep Dog [Gm]
[G] came down to the plant he made
[Gm] Another five or three, [C] the fairest ones [G] he needed Yeah, this place ain't saving grace
[Gm] [G] You can't buy more than these fairies' face A little more pain, more blood than their [Gm] rain
[G] And they're smooth down [Gm] there on the river
[C] Oh, [C]
[Gm] Jeb'll [F] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Gm]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [F] [G]
[C] [G]
[Gm] [G] die every two more years And
[Gm]
[G] [C] he's landing a job with the man
He saved enough to build that home for [Gm] Mary Another dime [G] a day,
[Gm] the [G] [Gm]
wolves away
Key:  
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Whiskey Myers - On The River chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, G, Bb, C, F, C and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 133. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] Oh, Jeb, don't you let me down [C] Promise me you'll play some hair much [G] better
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [G] As I have to map them ties and [Bb] track your rail [C] dog
Give it all up for [G] me You _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ said you'd save a dime a day
But a log cabin down there [G] by the river [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Raised a kiss, the best there is
[Bb] And I went by [C] there [G] head and quiver _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, this place ain't saving grace
You can't buy more than these fairies' face A little more pain, more blood than their rain
[C] And they're smooth down there [Gm] on the river
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] Oh, Jeb'll die every two more [Gm] years And he's landing a [C] job with the man
[G] Selling off a land plot _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] There away the gold [Gm] made
He saved [C] enough to build that [G] home for Mary [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ Another dime a day, the wolves away
Made a deal, [C] driving the old [G] sheep Dog _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ came down to the plant he made
[Gm] Another five or three, [C] the fairest ones [G] he needed _ _ _ _ Yeah, this place ain't saving grace
[Gm] [G] You can't buy more than these fairies' face A little more pain, more blood than their [Gm] rain
[G] And they're smooth down [Gm] there on the river
_ [C] Oh, _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Jeb'll [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ die every two more years And _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] he's landing a job with the man
He saved enough to build that home for [Gm] _ Mary Another dime [G] a day, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ the _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ wolves away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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