River of Tears chords

byEric Clapton
Tempo:
78.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Eric Clapton - River of Tears chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: Dm, F, C, Bb, Dm, G, C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 39 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 79 BPM. For a balanced sound, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C.

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[C] .
[Bb] [F] .
[C] [Dm] .
[C] [Bb] .
[G] [C] .
[Bb] [E] [F] .
[C] [Dm] .
[C] [Dm] [G] .
[C] .
[Bb] [E] [F] .
[Dm] .
[C] [Dm] [F] [G] .
[C] [G] [Am] .
[D] [Am] [D] .
[G] .
[C] [G] [F] .
[Dm] [F] [C] [F] .
[C] .
It's three miles to the river [F] that would carry me away.
[C] [Dm] .
Two miles to the [F] dusted street [G] that .
[C] [G] I saw you on today.
[C] .
[C] Four miles to my lonely [F] room where I will hide my [C] face.
[Dm] About half a mile to the downtown [G] bar that I ran from in disgrace.
[Am] .
Lord, how long am I gonna keep on [D] runnin' Seven hours, seven days, for seven years.
[G] .
[C] Oh, I know it [G] since you've been gone Feel [F] like I'm drownin' in a river.
Drownin' in a river [C] of tears.
[Bb] [F] I'm drownin' in [Bb] a river [F] [Am] [Dm] .
Feel like I'm drownin'.
[G] .
[C] [G] Drownin' in a river.
[C] .
[Bb] [F] .
[C] [Dm] .
[Bb] Three .
[E] [G] [C] .
more days I'll leave this town [F] .
Disappear [Bb] [F] without a trace.
[C] A [Dm] .
year from now, maybe settle down [G] Somewhere [C] [G] where no one [C] knows my place .
[F] But I wish that I could [C] hold you [Bb] [F] .
One more time to ease the [C] pain.
[Dm] Well, my time's run out Now I gotta go, [G] gotta run away again.
[Am] .
Still I catch myself [D] thinkin' One day I'll find my way back here.
[G] .
You'll save me from drownin'.
[F] .
Drownin' in a river .
Drownin' in a river [C] of tears.
[Bb] [F] Please save me from [C] drownin'.
[Dm] .
[G] .
[C] .
[Bb] [F] .
[C] [Dm] .
[C] .
[G] [Am] .
[G] [F].
Drownin' in a river.
[G] [Am] .
[F] .
[Am] .
[Bm] [C] [G] [Am].
[F] Drownin' [G] .
[Am] [E] [C] [D] [F] .
in a river of tears.
[G] .
[Am] [E] [C] [D] .
[F] Drownin' in a river.
Drownin' in a river of tears .
[Am] [D] .
[F] Drownin' in a river of [C] .
tears.
[Bb] [F] [C] .
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[N] .

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