{"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":1968927,"song":"Between The River And Me","artist":"Tim McGraw","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11440340-between-the-river-and-me-chords-by-tim-mcgraw/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1968927?type=chord","rating":4.8252,"votes":13,"content":"[Intro]  \r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was fifteen when my daddy died,[/tab]\r\n\r\nMomma worked two jobs just to get by.\r\n\r\nIt seemed like a blessing when Harley came around,\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo she took his name but I had my doubts.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt didnt' take long for his drinking ways[/tab]\r\n\r\nTo start showin up on Momma's face\r\n\r\nOne violent night hiding under my bed\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI swore that he'd never see another sunset[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fsus2[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Next day I followed him down to the river bank[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E7#9[/ch]\r\n  I knew one of us wouldn't walk away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI mighta had a plan but he didn't know it[/tab]\r\n\r\nI mighta been scared but I didn't show it\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith the current and the rocks it could have been risky[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe might have been sober but I brought the whiskey\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  And that's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI walked up to him and I said his name[/tab]\r\n\r\nJust so he could see the look on my face\r\n\r\nWe stood eye to eye and toe to toe\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen I told him that he wasn't gonna come back home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fsus2[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   He raised his fist to me but I didn't flinch[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]E7#9[/ch]       \r\nI said-  I ain't your son you son of a bitch[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI mighta had a knife in my back pocket[/tab]\r\n\r\nI mighta pulled it out before he saw it\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI mighta had a gun but I didn't fire it[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe mighta tried to yell but I kept him quiet\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]A5[/ch]   [ch]E7#9[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe sheriff came knockin on our front door[/tab]\r\n\r\nSaid they found his body by the reservoir\r\n\r\nBottle in his shirt, liquor in his blood\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMust have fallen in the river and he never came up[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMight've been blood but they never saw it[/tab]\r\n\r\nJust a little mud on the living room carpet\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut after what he did, no, there ain't no wonder[/tab]\r\n\r\nCan't remember how long I held him under\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all between the river and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]E7#9[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  That's all, that's all.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]  \nAm\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\nMomma worked two jobs just to get by.\n\nIt seemed like a blessing when Harley came around,\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\nTo start showin up on Momma's face\n\nOne violent night hiding under my bed\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nI mighta been scared but I didn't show it\n\n\n\nHe might have been sober but I brought the whiskey\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\nJust so he could see the look on my face\n\nWe stood eye to eye and toe to toe\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\nI mighta pulled it out before he saw it\n\n\n\nHe mighta tried to yell but I kept him quiet\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nA5   E7#9   Am  Em  Am\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\nSaid they found his body by the reservoir\n\nBottle in his shirt, liquor in his blood\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\nJust a little mud on the living room carpet\n\n\n\nCan't remember how long I held him under","chords":["Am","Em","Fsus2","C","G","F","E7#9","A5"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}