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River by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
River
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G G/B
The river is my savior
C G
Cause she used to be a cloud
G G/B
She's happy just to lay there
Dsus4 D
When she used to be so proud
G G/B C G
And even when she dries up a thousand years from now
G Em D G
I'll lay myself beside her and call her name out loud
[Verse 2]
G G/B
The river is my savior
C G
The only one I'll ever need
G G/B
Wash my head when I've been sinning
Dsus4 D
Wash my knuckles when they bleed
G G/B
Protect me from my neighbor
C G
All this jealousy and greed
G Em
Take the body to the delta
D G
Hide the weapon in the weeds
[Chorus]
Am7 C
But now I'm tired and a little bit confused
G D
Regarding what I meant to do and what I did
Am7 C
The men I've hired they all seem to be afraid of me
G D
They turn their eyes away from me like kids
[Verse 3]
G G/B
The river hears my secrets
C G
Things I cannot tell a soul
G G/B
Like the children that I've orphaned
Dsus4 D
And the fortune that I stole
G G/B
The neighbor who asked questions
C G
Until he washed up on the shore
G Em
But I've done the law some favors
D G
So nobody has to know
[Chorus]
Am7 C
Now I'm tired and I just can't get to sleep
G D
I've been a wolf among these sheep for all my life
Am7 C
The lake of fire it consumes me in my dreams
G D
And last night I woke up screaming at my wife
[Verse 4]
G G/B
The river is my savior
C G
She's running to the sea
G G/B
And to reach her destination
Dsus4 D
Is to simply cease to be
G G/B
And running until you're nothing
C G
Sounds a lot like being free
G Em
So I'll lay myself inside her
D G
And I'll let her carry me
[Outro]
Am7 C G D (x2)
G G/B C G
G G/B Dsus4 D
G G/B C G
G Em D G (x2)
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
The river is my savior
C
Cause she used to be a cloud
G
She's happy just to lay there
A D
When she used to be so proud
G C
And even when she dries up a thousand years from now
G D G
I'll lay myself beside her and call her name out loud
[Verse 2]
G
The river is my savior
C
The only one I'll ever need
G
Wash my head when I've been sinning
A D
Wash my knuckles when they bleed
G
Protect me from my neighbor
C
All this jealousy and greed
G
Take the body to the delta
D G
Hide the weapon in the weeds
[Chorus 1]
A7 C
But now I'm tired and a little bit confused
G D
Regarding what I meant to do and what I did
A7 C
The men I've hired they all seem to be afraid of me
G D
They turn their eyes away from me like kids
[Verse 3]
G
The river hears my secrets
C
Things I cannot tell a soul
G
Like the children that I've orphaned
A D
And the fortune that I stole
G
The neighbor who asked questions
C
Until he washed up on the shore
G
But I've done the law some favors
D G
So nobody has to know
[Chorus 2]
A7 C
Now I'm tired and I just can't get to sleep
G D
I've been awoke from all these sheep for all my life
A7 C
The lake of fire it consumes me in my dreams
G D
And last night I woke up screaming at my wife
[Verse 4]
G
The river is my savior
C
She's running to the sea
G
And to reach her destination
A A
Is to simply cease to be
G
And running until you're nothing
C
Sounds a lot like being free
G
So I'll lay myself inside her
D G
And I'll let her carry me
[Outro]
G C G A D G C G D G
G C G A D G C G D G
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