Chords for You Can't Outrun the River
Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Born in a hole in the ground, on the crest of a high-rise cloud.
I cut my way through the mountains, the trees, the earth, and rock.
The nations of our fathers I've seen arise and fall.
Many are my teardrops [A] I've shed for [E] one and all.
[Bm] Whoa, whoa, deep [E] and cold, oh, [Em] black water down in my soul.
[E] Some men tried to slow [B] me, they damned me for a while.
[Bm] [B]
But I rose up like the thunder, [E] my anger raging [B] wild.
[E] They cursed the ground I gave them, but they could not understand.
You can turn me with your shovels, but you [A] can't hold me [E] in your hands.
[G]
I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all [E] your life, but [G] you can't outrun the [B] river.
[A]
[Em] [E]
[A]
[E] [Em]
[Bm] [E] Any dream about [Bm] me, [E] can't sing me in their song.
Sometimes I'm rushing [Em] over, other times I just roll on.
Back time forever [B] running, always has and [E] always will.
Moving forward never backwards, [B] always never standing [E] still.
[B]
[D] I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all your life, but you can't outrun [E] the river.
[G]
[A]
[E]
Whoa, whoa, deep [B] and cold, oh, black water down in [E] my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and [Eb] cold, oh, black water down [E] in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep [D] and cold, oh, black water down [Bm] in my [E] soul.
[N]
Born in a hole in the ground, on the crest of a high-rise cloud.
I cut my way through the mountains, the trees, the earth, and rock.
The nations of our fathers I've seen arise and fall.
Many are my teardrops [A] I've shed for [E] one and all.
[Bm] Whoa, whoa, deep [E] and cold, oh, [Em] black water down in my soul.
[E] Some men tried to slow [B] me, they damned me for a while.
[Bm] [B]
But I rose up like the thunder, [E] my anger raging [B] wild.
[E] They cursed the ground I gave them, but they could not understand.
You can turn me with your shovels, but you [A] can't hold me [E] in your hands.
[G]
I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all [E] your life, but [G] you can't outrun the [B] river.
[A]
[Em] [E]
[A]
[E] [Em]
[Bm] [E] Any dream about [Bm] me, [E] can't sing me in their song.
Sometimes I'm rushing [Em] over, other times I just roll on.
Back time forever [B] running, always has and [E] always will.
Moving forward never backwards, [B] always never standing [E] still.
[B]
[D] I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all your life, but you can't outrun [E] the river.
[G]
[A]
[E]
Whoa, whoa, deep [B] and cold, oh, black water down in [E] my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and [Eb] cold, oh, black water down [E] in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul.
Whoa, whoa, deep [D] and cold, oh, black water down [Bm] in my [E] soul.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born in a hole in the _ _ ground, on the crest of a high-rise cloud. _ _
I cut my way through the mountains, _ the trees, the earth, and rock. _ _
The nations of our _ fathers _ _ I've seen arise and fall.
Many are my teardrops [A] I've shed for [E] one and all.
_ [Bm] Whoa, whoa, deep [E] and cold, oh, [Em] black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Some men tried to slow [B] me, _ _ they damned me for a while.
[Bm] _ _ [B]
But I rose up like the thunder, [E] _ my anger raging [B] wild.
_ [E] They cursed the ground I gave them, but they could not understand. _
You can turn me with your shovels, but you [A] can't hold me [E] in your hands.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all [E] your life, but [G] you can't outrun the [B] river.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Any dream about [Bm] me, _ [E] can't sing me in their song.
_ _ _ Sometimes I'm rushing [Em] over, other times I just roll _ _ _ _ on.
_ Back time forever [B] running, _ _ _ always has and [E] always _ will.
Moving forward never backwards, [B] always never standing [E] still.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all your life, but you can't outrun [E] the river. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Whoa, whoa, deep [B] and cold, oh, black water down in [E] my soul. _
_ Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
_ Whoa, whoa, deep and [Eb] cold, oh, black water down [E] in my soul. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, whoa, deep [D] and cold, oh, black water down [Bm] in my [E] soul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born in a hole in the _ _ ground, on the crest of a high-rise cloud. _ _
I cut my way through the mountains, _ the trees, the earth, and rock. _ _
The nations of our _ fathers _ _ I've seen arise and fall.
Many are my teardrops [A] I've shed for [E] one and all.
_ [Bm] Whoa, whoa, deep [E] and cold, oh, [Em] black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Some men tried to slow [B] me, _ _ they damned me for a while.
[Bm] _ _ [B]
But I rose up like the thunder, [E] _ my anger raging [B] wild.
_ [E] They cursed the ground I gave them, but they could not understand. _
You can turn me with your shovels, but you [A] can't hold me [E] in your hands.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all [E] your life, but [G] you can't outrun the [B] river.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Any dream about [Bm] me, _ [E] can't sing me in their song.
_ _ _ Sometimes I'm rushing [Em] over, other times I just roll _ _ _ _ on.
_ Back time forever [B] running, _ _ _ always has and [E] always _ will.
Moving forward never backwards, [B] always never standing [E] still.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] I'm a rambler and a drifter, [A] a taker and a giver.
You can chase me all your life, but you can't outrun [E] the river. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Whoa, whoa, deep [B] and cold, oh, black water down in [E] my soul. _
_ Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
_ Whoa, whoa, deep and [Eb] cold, oh, black water down [E] in my soul. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, whoa, deep and cold, oh, black water down in my soul. _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, whoa, deep [D] and cold, oh, black water down [Bm] in my [E] soul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _