{"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":1136479,"song":"River Of Tears","artist":"The Drones","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11252760-river-of-tears-chords-by-the-drones/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1136479?type=chord","rating":4.8802,"votes":3,"content":"R I V E R    O F    T E A R S                              Kev Carmody\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n  \r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]               \r\nWell there's a cold rain on the Autumn wind. [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nA brother murdered in Sydney town.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nA Marrickville brother under legal cover.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nIn his home they gunned him down and we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh-ooh.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nOh they shot him down [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nand we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWell they took him out at point blank range [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nin his home with his small young son.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nShot him dead in his Marrickville bed [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nwith a pump action 12 gauge shotgun.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh oh. Oh they shot him down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nand we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nLeft a fatherless child and a grieving wife.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nA black fugitive on the run,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nrunning from 2 centuries, oppressions loaded gun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nand we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh,they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]      \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\noh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nThey got terrorists dressed in uniforms, under protection of their law.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTerrorise blacks in dawns of fear, they come crashin' through your door.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]  \r\nYour not safe out there on freedom street. Your not safe inside the \"can\".[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nFor with their shotguns and their stun gas,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nlicensed to drop you where you stand.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\noh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh They shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]   \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]                    \r\nWell there's a cold rain on the Autumn wind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nA brother murdered in Sydney town.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nA Marrickville brother under legal cover.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]               \r\nIn his home they gunned him down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]  \r\nYour not safe out there on freedom street. Your not safe inside the \"can\".[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nWith their shotguns and their stun gas,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\nlicensed to drop you where you stand.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\noh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we say oh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\noh oh oh o oh oh oh o oh ooh. Oh they shoot you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nSad river of tears, 200 years in the river of fear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r","plain_text":"R I V E R    O F    T E A R S                              Kev Carmody\nEm   F#m   G   F#m   Em   F#m   G\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m Em\n\nF#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m Em","chords":["E","F","A","Em","F#m","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}