{"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":795744,"song":"The East River","artist":"Jeffrey Lewis","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11593339-the-east-river-chords-by-jeffrey-lewis/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/795744?type=chord","rating":4.77127,"votes":34,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had a girl on 9th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know exactly what she would do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe would wander at dawn look around At folks[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFind someone better looking who tells Better jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n9 8 7th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow I'm crossing Madison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSobbing on Park Avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeeling bad on Lexington[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n3 2 1st avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGoing east with the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCross the FDR to the east river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFall right in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if I had a girl on 10th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know exactly what she would do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe would wander at day look at all the Guys[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFind someone who's read more books And has bluer eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n9 8 7th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow I'm crossing Madison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSobbing on Park Avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeeling bad on Lexington[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n3 2 1st avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGoing east with the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCross the FDR to the east river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFall right in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if I had a girl on 11th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know exactly what she would do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe would wander at night hang around At bars[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFind someone who draws better and Plays prettier guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n9 8 7th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow I'm crossing Madison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSobbing on Park Avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeeling bad on Lexington[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n3 2 1st avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGoing east with the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCross the FDR to the east river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFall right in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil the scum in the east river would Drown me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe phlegm and rotten rats would Surround me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe shattered cars at the bottom all Around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil I was just another scum in the East river[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd when I become the scum it's my Job to drown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe pathetic hopes and failures of the Next unloved clown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThough maybe it would be a girl and We could become scum together[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nDecompose as the river flows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecome one scum together[/tab]\r\n\r\nBecome one forever\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne bloated rotten putrid scum forever[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n9 8 7th avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow I'm crossing Madison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSobbing on Park Avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeeling bad on Lexington[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n3 2 1st avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGoing east with the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCross the FDR to the east river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFall right in[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome one forever\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","D","G","Em","Am"],"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]},"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]},"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]}}}