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Blue River by Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld and Eric Andersen
Blue River
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Dm
Capo:no capo
-The "slash" chords might look scary, but for those who don't already know, they
indicate the bass note that
should be played underneath each chord. For example, the F/C chord is a normal F
chord played on only
the bottom five strings. (See how that forces the C note on the A string to be
the new bass note?)
-I reccomend you go through the chords and pay attention to how the bass notes
shift chromatically
(one fret, or half step, up or down) from one chord to the next. This ascending
and descending bassline
is what makes this song so hauntingly beautiful.
-Lastly, this song works best when fingerpicked. You can absolutely strum,(if
you're careful) but I find
that playing with your fingers works the best. There's no need for any fancy
picking patterns, I usually just
pluck four strings at a time using my thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers.
F/C Bb F/C
[Verse 1]
Dm F/C G/B Bb
Old man go to the river
C A/C# Dm F7
To wash his bale of woes
Bb G/B F/C Dm
He could go if he wanted to
Bb G/B F/C Dm G/B
Well it's just a boat to row you know
[Chorus]
F/C Bb F/C C
Blue River keep right on rollin
A/C# Dm F7
All along the shore line
Bb C F/C C Dm
Keep us safe from the deep and the dark
Bb C F/C Bb F/C
Cause we don't want to stray too far
[Verse 2]
Dm F/C G/B Bb
Well I spent the day with my old dog Mo
C A/C# Dm F7
Down an old dirt road
Bb G/B F/C Dm
What he's thinking well I don't know
Bb G/B F/C Dm
But for him I'll bet the time must go so slow
G/B
He's just a dog you know, listen to me now
[Chorus]
F/C Bb F/C C
Blue River keep right on rollin
A/C# Dm F/C
All along the shore line
Bb C F/C C Dm
Keep us safe from the deep and the dark
Bb C F/C Bb F/C
Cause we don't want to stray too far
[solo]
[Verse 3]
Dm F/C G/B Bb
Young man stands with his ax in his hand
C A/C# Dm F/C
Believin' that the crops are all in
Bb G/B F/C Dm
Fire wood stacked well it's ten by ten
Bb G/B
For the wife the folks the kids
F/C Dm G/B
All of the kin and a friend, listen to me now
[Chorus]
F/C Bb F/C C
Blue River keep right on rollin
A/C# Dm F/C
All along the shore line
Bb C F/C C Dm
Keep us safe from the deep and the dark
Bb C F/C Bb F/C
Don't want to stray too far
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