{"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":2812928,"song":"The River","artist":"The Show Ponies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11639259-the-river-chords-by-the-show-ponies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2812928?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nI’m gonna wash myself out down by the river,\r\nN.C.\r\nGonna wash myself where the river flows,\r\nN.C.\r\nGonna tell my friends to all join in,\r\n\r\nGonna tell them all to come.\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna hold the hand of my aunt’s daughter,[/tab]\r\n\r\nGonna hold her close, gonna hold her tight,\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGonna talk about our memories,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna talk about her life.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chours]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat shall keep me from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBasking in the sun?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPatience, restore my way.[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nLife begins today.\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna rest my weary laden body,[/tab]\r\n\r\nGonna rest myself in fields of green,\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna lay me down beneath the big blue sky,[/tab]\r\n\r\nGonna lay down by the stream.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat shall keep me from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBasking in the sun?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPatience, restore my way.[/tab]\r\n\r\nLife begins today.\r\n\r\n[Intrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna leave my behind my fears and cares,[/tab]\r\n\r\nGonna leave my worries and regret,\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGonna find me peace and freedom,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna find I’m from debt.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat shall keep me from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBasking in the sun?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPatience, restore my way.[/tab]\r\n\r\nLife begins today.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat shall keep me from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBasking in the sun?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPatience, restore my way.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife begins today.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife begins today.[/tab]\r\n\r\nLife begins today.","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\nN.C.\nI’m gonna wash myself out down by the river,\nN.C.\nGonna wash myself where the river flows,\nN.C.\nGonna tell my friends to all join in,\n\nGonna tell them all to come.\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nGonna hold her close, gonna hold her tight,\n\n\n\n[Chours]\n\n\n\nN.C.\nLife begins today.\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\nGonna rest myself in fields of green,\n\n\nGonna lay down by the stream.\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nLife begins today.\n\n[Intrumental]\nD  D  D\nG D\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\nGonna leave my worries and regret,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nLife begins today.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLife begins today.","chords":["C","D","G","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}