Chords for Nick Drake - River Man (Video)
Tempo:
115.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
Ab
Cm
Eb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] [C] .
[Cm] Betty came by on her way, [Eb] [Bbm] said she had a [Eb] word to [Gm] say, [Ab] .
about things today.
Suddenly, .
[Cm] said she hadn't [C] had the .
[Eb] [Bbm] time .
[Eb] to [Ab] choose, a way to lose.
But she believes.
[Cm] Betty came by on her way, [Eb] [Bbm] said she had a [Eb] word to [Gm] say, [Ab] .
about things today.
Suddenly, .
[Cm] said she hadn't [C] had the .
[Eb] [Bbm] time .
[Eb] to [Ab] choose, a way to lose.
But she believes.
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C
Ab
Cm
Eb
Bbm
C
Ab
Cm
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_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ [Cm] _ Betty came by on her way, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ said she had a [Eb] word to [Gm] say, [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
about things _ today.
[C] _ _ .
Suddenly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ said she hadn't [C] had the _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] time _ _ .
[Eb] to [Ab] choose, _ _ _ _ a way to lose.
_ _ [C] _ .
But she _ believes.
_ _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ Gonna see the river man, _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ gonna tell him all I [Ab] can, _ _ _ _ _ about the plans, _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ the line of time.
_ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ If he tells me all he [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ knows, about the way his river _ _ [Ab] _ .
flows, _ and all night shows, _ [C] _ _ _ summertime.
[Gm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
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[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
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_ _ [Cm] _ Betty said she prayed _ today, _ [Eb] _ _ _ for the sky to blow _ _ [Ab] away, _ or maybe stay.
_ _ [C] _ .
_ She wasn't sure.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ But when she thought of summer rain, _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb].
calling for her mind [Ab] again, _ _ she lost the _ pain, _ [C] _ .
_ _ and stayed for more.
_ _ .
_ [Cm] Gonna _ _ see the river man, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ .
gonna tell him all I _ [Ab] can, _ _ about the plans, _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] feeling free.
_ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ If he tells me [Eb] all he _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ knows, about the way his river _ [Ab] _ .
flows, _ I don't _ suppose, _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] it's meant for me.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ Oh, are they come and go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ Oh, _ _ _ are [C] they come and go.
_ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Cm] _ Betty came by on her way, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ said she had a [Eb] word to [Gm] say, [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
about things _ today.
[C] _ _ .
Suddenly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ said she hadn't [C] had the _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] time _ _ .
[Eb] to [Ab] choose, _ _ _ _ a way to lose.
_ _ [C] _ .
But she _ believes.
_ _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ Gonna see the river man, _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ gonna tell him all I [Ab] can, _ _ _ _ _ about the plans, _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ the line of time.
_ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ If he tells me all he [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ knows, about the way his river _ _ [Ab] _ .
flows, _ and all night shows, _ [C] _ _ _ summertime.
[Gm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ Betty said she prayed _ today, _ [Eb] _ _ _ for the sky to blow _ _ [Ab] away, _ or maybe stay.
_ _ [C] _ .
_ She wasn't sure.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ But when she thought of summer rain, _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb].
calling for her mind [Ab] again, _ _ she lost the _ pain, _ [C] _ .
_ _ and stayed for more.
_ _ .
_ [Cm] Gonna _ _ see the river man, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ .
gonna tell him all I _ [Ab] can, _ _ about the plans, _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] feeling free.
_ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ If he tells me [Eb] all he _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ knows, about the way his river _ [Ab] _ .
flows, _ I don't _ suppose, _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] it's meant for me.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ Oh, are they come and go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ Oh, _ _ _ are [C] they come and go.
_ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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