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The River by Joe Bonamassa
The River
Tuning on the recording: F major slide tuning. Tune to an open E chord from
standard tuning, and then raise every note a half step up to F major tuning.
[Intro]
(no slide, played clean on probably a resonator or acoustic)
e|-----0--3b-0--0-----------0--------------------0---------------------|
B|--0-3-0-----0-3/5-3-0-3-0---------------------(0)--------------------|
G|--------------------------1h2p1--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3p0---0--0---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-3-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3--0-------------------------|
(0:00) Down by the river..
e|-----0--3~-0--0---0----0----------------------------------------------|
B|--0-3-0-----0-3-0-3-0-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------1h2p1------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3p0----0--3~-0---0---0-------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-3-------0-3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0----------3---0-----------------|
(0:09) That's where I,
broke down and
F|-------------------------------------------0----------------------|
C|------------------------------------------(0)---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------0---3~--0----------------0-----------------------------|
C|-------0-3---0------0-3/5-3-0-3-0---------------------------------|
F|---0-3----------------------------3---0---------------------------|
(0:18) Down by the river..
cried....
e|-----0--3~-0--0----0---0---0-0-(0)-------------------------------------|
B|--0-3-0-----0-3/5--3/5-3-0-3-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------1h2p1----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3p0---0--3~-0---0---0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-3-------0-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------0---------0-3--0----------|
(0:25) Where I could
just lay down and
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B|----------------------------------------(0)------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0--3~--0----------------0-------------------|
A|------0-2h3-0------0-3/5-3-0-3-0-----------------------|
E|---0-3---------------------------3---0-----------------|
(0:35) die... I'm goin'
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B|-------0-----0---0--------0---0----0---0---0----0---0-----0---0-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------3-----3------3--2------2----2------2-1-------1-----1-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:42)
down to the river, for long as I can stand. Mama told me son,
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B|------0---0---0---0-------0------0-----0---0-------0---0----0---0-0--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-----3----3-----3--2------2----2------|
E|--3----------------3p0-----------------------------------------------|
(0:51)
as she took ahold of my hand. Water runs so deep...Deep as all my pain
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B|---------0-----0---0------------------2-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------1--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------0-----------------------5---|
A|-----1-----1-----1------0----------2------------------------5---|
E|------------------------0---------0-------------------------5---|
(1:00) Down by the river, honey... Lord can I be saved?
[Riff 1]
(Heavy distortion on electric slide guitar)
e|------0-------0-------0-------------|
B|------0-------0-------0-------------|
G|------------------------------------| (x2)
D|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
A|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
E|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
(1:09)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/5~--11/12-11/12-12-12/11------------------------15~-/12\-----------|
G|---------------------------11------10-12~-----13/15----/12\-----------|
D|------------------------------12---------------------------12--12-10~-|
A|---------------------------------12--------------------------12-------|
E|-----------------------------------------3h5-0------------------------|
(1:21)
[Verse 1]
..I said
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B|--------0---------0-----3-0-3-0----3/5--3--0--3--0----------------|
G|-------(0)-------(0)----------------------------------1/3/1-------|
D|--0----(0)---0---(0)----------------------------------------3-0---|
A|--0----(0)---0---(0)----------------------------------------------|
E|--0----(0)---0---(0)--0-------------------------------------------|
(1:33)
Down by the riv-ah That's where I....broke down and cried.
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B|-----------0-------0---------------------0----------0----|
G|-----------------------------------------0----------0----|
D|-----3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3-----0-----------0---------|
A|-----3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3-----0-----------0---------|
E|--0--3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3-----0-----------0---------|
(1:40) I said Down by the riv-er
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----3-0-3-0----3/5--3--0--3--0----------------|
G|----------------------------------1/3/1-------|
D|----------------------------------------3-0---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------|
(1:49)
That's where I....broke down and cried.
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B|-----------0-------0------------------0--0-----0----------|
G|-----------------------------------3-----------3----------|
D|-----3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3-----x-----------x----------|
A|-----3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3-----3-----------3----------|
E|--0--3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-3----------------------------|
(1:53) I said Down by the river
*note* this is just a loose transcription. Listen for strumming!
e|----0--0--0-------0-----------------0--0--0--0--0---------|
B|-----0--0---------0-----------------0----0--0---0---------|
G|--1---------------1-----------------1-----------1---------|
D|--x---------------x-----------------x-----------x---------|
A|--2---------------2-----------------1-----------1---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
(2:01)
Heartache soaked in wine, I'm just looking for redemption,
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B|------------0------------0--0----0---0-------0---0---|
G|------------0------------0--3----------------3----3--|
D|------0------------0--------x----------------x-------|
A|------0------------0--------3----------------3-------|
E|---3--0------------0---------------------------------|
(2:07)
but the water's so unkind. Brought me to my knees,
e|----0----0---0---0---------0-----0----0--0---0---------|
B|----0------0---0---0-------0-----0----0----0-0---------|
G|----1----------------------1-----1----1------1---------|
D|----x----------------------x-----x----x------x---------|
A|----2----------------------2-----1----1------1---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-|
(2:13)
As I Drowned in the pouring rain. Down by the river, honey,
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B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3--5----------(5)--------------5-----|
A|--3--5----------(5)--------------5-----|
E|--3--5----------(5)--------------5-----|
(2:20) I still see your face
e|------0-------0-------0-------------|
B|------0-------0-------0-------------|
G|------------------------------------| (x2)
D|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
A|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
E|--3-0---3-5-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3--5--|
[Verse 2]
I said, sometime around midnight,
They've come knocking at my door.
I said, sometime around midnight
Hellhounds found what they're looking for
Those flashin' lights tell me,
Didn't have to say a word.
Someone took my baby,
Someone took away my world.
All they found was a letter
I should'a never let her go
The river's the only witness
The only one who knows
[Slide Guitar Solo]
e|--/12--12\10-0--10\12-12-----------------------------------------------|
B|--/12--12\10-0--10\12-12--------15--15--12\11---11/12-11/12--11--------|
G|-------------0--------------/15---15------------11/12-----------11-----|
D|---------------------------------------------12--------------------12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------12\---------------------------------------------|
(3:38)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/3-0---3/5-------3/5-3-0-3-0---0------12/15-15/17-17/15-15/12---|
A|-------0-----3-0-3-------------0---3/5--12/15-15/17-17/15-15/12---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:45)
e|----------------------------------------------12----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12/17--15-12\11------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------12----|
D|-12-15-12---12/15-15/17-17/15-15/12--12-15-12---------------------12--|
A|-12-15-12---12/15-15/17-17/15-15/12--12-15-12-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:52)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--3~-0----------3/5-5\3-0-3--| (And the wind...)
A|------0-3/5\3-0--------------|
E|-----------------------------|
(4:00)
[Verse 3]
And the wind whispers her name
And all those lonesome years
The water turns to whiskey
I drown in my own tears
Down by the river
I see my life in the flames
Down by the river, honey
I call out your name, yeah
I call out your name
e|------12-------15-------17-------------|
B|------12-------15-------17-------------|
G|---------------------------------------| (x2)
D|--3-0----3-5-0----5-3-0----5-3-0-3--3--|
A|--3-0----3-5-0----5-3-0----5-3-0-3--3--|
E|--3-0----3-5-0----5-3-0----5-3-0-3--3--|
I call out your name
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--3-0---0-3-0---0-3-0---5-3-0-3---3--|
A|--3-0---0-3-0---0-3-0---5-3-0-3---3--|
E|--3-0---0-3-0---0-3-0---5-3-0-3-0-3--|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--3-0---3-0---3-0---5-3-0-3---3--| (x4)
A|--3-0---3-0---3-0---5-3-0-3---3--|
E|--3-0---3-0---3-0---5-3-0-3-0-3--|
Down by the river
That's where I broke down and cried
Down by the river
That's where I lay down and died
Going down to the river
For as long as I can stand
Mama told me "Son, "
as she took a hold of my hand
"Water runs so deep,
Deep as all my pain, "
Down by the river, honey
Lord, can I be saved?
I said down by the river
That's where I broke down and cried
I said down by the river
That's where I broke down and cried
I said down by the river
Heartaches soaked in wine
I'm just lookin' for redemption
For that wanderin' soul of mine
Pull me to my knees
As I drown in the pouring rain
Down by the river, honey
I still see your face
Sometimes around midnight
They'd come knocking at my door
I said sometimes around midnight,
Hell hounds found what they're looking for
Well those flashing lights told me
Didn't have to say a word
Someone took my baby
Someone took away my world
All they found was a letter
I should never have let her go
The river's the only witness
The only one who knows
And the wind whispers her name
And all the lonesome years
Water turns to whiskey
I drown in my own tears
Down by the river
I see my life in flames
Down by the river honey
I call out your name
I call out your name
I call out your name
| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
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