{"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":1511706,"song":"The River","artist":"Dan Fogelberg","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279340-the-river-chords-by-dan-fogelberg/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1511706?type=chord","rating":4.72454,"votes":13,"content":"Dan Fogelberg - The River\r\n \r\n \r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n \r\n \r\nINTRO: [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  (3x)  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was born by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRolling past a town[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGiven no direction[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nJust told to keep my head down[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAs I took my position[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nA man fired a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was so steeped in tradition I could not run[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nLead Break: [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was raised by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWeaned upon the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd in the mirror of the waters[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI saw myself learn to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAs the tears hit the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI saw what had been done[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI gave feet to my freedom and I did run[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nLead Break: [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nSomeday later[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nI saw the writing in the dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt told me how I should travel[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt told me who I was[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nLead Break: [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI ran far from the river[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFar as I could see[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd as the sun hit my shoulders[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI felt it burning me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHow I longed for the waters[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAs the fire raged[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nHow I longed for the river as I aged[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nLead Break: [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI will die by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs it rolls away[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBury me in the night time[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDo not waste the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHigh above the waters[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat roll on to the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAll the angels in heaven will laugh at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey will laugh at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey will laugh at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey will laugh at me[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nLead Break: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy life was naught but a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRolling through my brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMade of so many teardrops[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nMade of so much pain[/tab]","plain_text":"Dan Fogelberg - The River\n \n \nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n \n \nINTRO: Am G F G  (3x)  Am\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nLead Break: Am G F  G Am G F  G Am\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nLead Break: Am G F  G Am G F \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nLead Break: Am G F  G Am G F  G Am\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nLead Break: Am G F G Am G F G Am\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nLead Break: G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am","chords":["Am","G","F","Dm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}