{"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":1689074,"song":"Take Me To The River","artist":"Al Green","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1689074-take-me-to-the-river-chords-by-al-green/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1689074?type=chord","rating":4.50845,"votes":131,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                            Take Me to the River\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n             \r\nARTIST: Al Green\r\nALBUM:  Al Green Explores Your Mind\r\nYEAR: 1974\r\n\r\ntabbed by : pp1pete\r\nDifference from other tabs\r\n [Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and \"ring\" better]\r\n [correct Al Green Lyrics\r\n [full lyrics and chords\r\n [correct rubric\r\n [registered and active user - I can take comments and make corrections\r\n\r\nCAPO: 0\r\nTUNING: standard\r\n\r\nCHORDS\r\n    \r\n[tab]          [high -to mix it up]                                          [high]\r\n     [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]C5[/ch]    [ch]G5[/ch]    [ch]D5[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]A7sus4[/ch]  [ch]E7+5[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\ne||--0-----0-----0------0-----x-----x-----3-----x------0------x-------x---||\r\nB||--3-----5-----3------0-----x-----x-----2-----x------8------10------5---||\r\nG||--1-----7-----2------5-----x-----7-----2-----x------7------8-------6---||\r\nD||--0-----6-----4------5-----5-----7-----2-----x------6------9-------6---||\r\nA||--2-----7-----0------3-----5-----5-----0-----x------7------x-------4---||\r\nE||--0-----0-----x------x-----3-----x-----x-----x------0------x-------x---||[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n---INTRO---\r\n\r\n E7    Asus  A  A7 [see A7 in above chart play \"1 2 and\"]\r\n\r\n---VERSE 1---\r\n\r\n              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\r\n I don't know why I love you like I do\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                           [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n After all these changes that you put me through[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n You stole my money and my cigarettes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---CHORUS---\r\n \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay[/tab]\r\n                E7     [ alt A7sus4]\r\n Take me to the river, \r\n[tab]             [ch]E7[/ch]     [ alt [ch]A7sus4[/ch] ]\r\n Washing me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ alt [ch]A7sus4[/ch] ]\r\n Won't you cleanse my soul, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E7[/ch]      [ alt [ch]A7sus4[/ch] ]\r\n Put my feet on the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---VERSE 2---\r\n              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\r\n I don't know why she treated me so bad\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                           [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Look at all those things that we could have had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                 [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Love is a notion that I can't forget[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n My sweet sixteen I will never regret[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---Pre CHORUS---\r\n \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay[/tab]\r\n\r\n [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [x4] [ can mix in [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch] ]\r\n\r\n\r\n---BRIDGE---\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n     Hold me,  love me,    please me,   tease me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n Till I can't, till I can't take no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Take me to the river[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---VERSE 3---\r\n\r\nE7  [alternate drone in]            Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\r\n I don't know why I love you like I do\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                      [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n After all the things that you put me through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                  [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n The sixteen candles burning on my wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                        [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Turning me into the biggest fool of them all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---ENDING---\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Take me to the river[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n I want you to dip me in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n I wanna know[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Won't you wash me in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Wash me in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Wash me in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Won't you wash me in the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Feeling good[/tab]","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                            Take Me to the River\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n             \nARTIST: Al Green\nALBUM:  Al Green Explores Your Mind\nYEAR: 1974\n\ntabbed by : pp1pete\nDifference from other tabs\n [Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and \"ring\" better]\n [correct Al Green Lyrics\n [full lyrics and chords\n [correct rubric\n [registered and active user - I can take comments and make corrections\n\nCAPO: 0\nTUNING: standard\n\nCHORDS\n    \n\n\n\n\n---INTRO---\n\n E7    Asus  A  A7 [see A7 in above chart play \"1 2 and\"]\n\n---VERSE 1---\n\n              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\n I don't know why I love you like I do\n\n\n\n\n\n---CHORUS---\n \n\n                E7     [ alt A7sus4]\n Take me to the river, \n\n\n\n\n\n---VERSE 2---\n              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\n I don't know why she treated me so bad\n\n\n\n\n\n---Pre CHORUS---\n \n\n\n E7  Asus  A [x4] [ can mix in E7  A  A7 ]\n\n\n---BRIDGE---\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---VERSE 3---\n\nE7  [alternate drone in]            Asus  A  A7 [\"1 2 and\"]\n I don't know why I love you like I do\n\n\n\n\n\n---ENDING---","chords":["E7","Asus4","C5","G5","D5","A7","A7sus4","E7+5","B7","C#m","B","G","D","A","E","Asus","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"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]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}