{"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":2257165,"song":"River","artist":"Eminem","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11475261-river-chords-by-eminem/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2257165?type=chord","rating":4.83678,"votes":327,"content":"[tab]                 Chorus                                         Verse\r\n    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\ne|------------------|-------------------|     e|------------------|--------------------|\r\nB|------------------|-------------------|     B|------------------|--------------------|\r\nG|------------------|-------------------|     G|---------------2--|--------------2--2--|\r\nD|-------0--2-------|-------0--2----4\\--|     D|--2----0--2----0--|--2----0--2---2--0--|\r\nA|--2----2--3----5\\-|--2----2--3----5\\--|     A|--2----2--3----0--|--2----2--3---0--x--|\r\nE|--0----3--3----5\\-|--0----3--3--------|     E|--0----3--3-------|--0----3--3------2--|\r\n\\ = slide down\r\nx = dead note[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nNotes: - C is actually C/G, shown as C for simplicity\r\n       - D is actually D/A and D/F# during verse as defined above\r\n\r\n\r\nCapo 4th fret \r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWell little one, I don't want to admit to something[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nIf all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nSo let the river run[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   He's comin' home with his neck scratched to catch flack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n   Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict and she just wants to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]A5[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nExact revenge and get back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet-pack[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nShe's kept track of all his Internet chats and guess who just[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHappens to be movin' on to the next actually[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]A5[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nJust shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  'Cause she loves danger, psychopath[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n   And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nKnife in hand, says the relationship's hangin' by a strand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   So she's been on the web lately[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nSays maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   And I know she's using me to try to play him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI don't care, \"hi Suzanne\", but I shoulda said \"bye Suzanne\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nAfter the first night, but tonight I am\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWell little one, I don't want to admit to something[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nIf all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\n   So let the river run[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne-night stand turned to a two-night stand, it was[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n\"Come sunlight, scram,\" now we hug tight and[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe found out, now she feels deserted and used[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]A5[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nIt's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and Sue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't want this to hurt but what you deserve is the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]A5[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nDon't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n   So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nDon't have to be reserved in a booth[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]A5[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nIrreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd now that I got you I don't want you[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nTook advantage in my thirst to pursue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nWhy do I do this dirt that I do?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGet on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nDetergent and bleach is burnin' the wound[/tab]\r\n\r\n'Cause now with her in the womb\r\n\r\nWe can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew\r\n\r\nTo use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI've been (fuck!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWell little one, I don't want to admit to something[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nIf all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\n   So let the river run[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nMy name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), river run[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nJust call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nWe'll let the river run\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  \r\n   Always the bridesmaid, never \"the bride, hey\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]\r\n   Fuck can I say, if life was a highway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  \r\n   And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]D5[/ch]\r\n   Speeds at a high rate like I'm slidin' on ice maybe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  \r\n   That's why I'm may have came at you sideways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]\r\n   I can't keep my lies straight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nBut I made you terminate my baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWhat else can I say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile[/tab]\r\n\r\nDidn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWell little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nIf all it's gonna cause is pain,   the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nSo let the river run (river run, river run, river run)[/tab]","plain_text":"Notes: - C is actually C/G, shown as C for simplicity\n       - D is actually D/A and D/F# during verse as defined above\n\n\nCapo 4th fret \n\n\n[Intro Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter the first night, but tonight I am\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'Cause now with her in the womb\n\nWe can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew\n\nTo use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\nN.C.\nWe'll let the river run\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDidn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["Em","G","C","D","A5","B","A","E","C/G","D/A","D/F","D5"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}