{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1101081,"song":"The River","artist":"Audra Mae","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11244704-the-river-chords-by-audra-mae/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1101081?type=chord","rating":4.6806,"votes":9,"content":"Audra Mae\r\n\r\nThe River Guitar Chords\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've done a bad thing it's okay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going down to the river today[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cm[/ch]                              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd the river's gonna wash my sins away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTil I'm born again tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh to get over my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMake me forget my sorrow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going down to the river alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't tell mama and daddy I'm gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                                   [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd if they cry when I don't come home[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust lie and tell them I'm funnin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhoa to get out of my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nInto the river wide I'm runnin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't swim[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if it weren't for him and the love that night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd be living for the light like a good girl should[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause a good girl should[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis old town'll have my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can't speak the trouble I'm in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nSo if I don't come back again[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGo lie beneath the willow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause where I carved my name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs where my soul you'll remainAnd I'll still know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't swim[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if it weren't for him and the love that night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd be living for the light like a good girl should[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause a good girl should[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I meet the Lord so kind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna give him a piece of my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll tell him I wanna know why oh why [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe's so damned forgivin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy daddy won't look in my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMomma knows the lies I'm living[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\noh, I can't swim[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if it weren't for him and the love that night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd be living for the light like a good girl should[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause a good girl should[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n* The song can also be played using E, Am, and B7 instead of G, Cm, and D (D7) with a \r\ncapo on the 2nd fret for it to sound like the original song.","plain_text":"Audra Mae\n\nThe River Guitar Chords\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* The song can also be played using E, Am, and B7 instead of G, Cm, and D (D7) with a \ncapo on the 2nd fret for it to sound like the original song.","chords":["G","Cm","D","E","Am","B7","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}