{"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":1691964,"song":"Steel River","artist":"Chris Rea","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1691964-steel-river-chords-by-chris-rea/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1691964?type=chord","rating":4.85895,"votes":18,"content":"This is my simplified acoustic version of this song.\r\nI play the G chord as - 320033\r\n            and Cadd9 - x23033\r\n            and Em7   - 022033  Any suggestions/improvements welcome.\r\n\r\nIntro = [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x 2\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nI was born and raised on steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI see it all like it was yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThe ships and bridges were all delivered[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom Sydney harbour to the Cisco bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd I met my love down on steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe served our dreams and spent our childhood days[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nIn rainy streets we'd kiss away the shivers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd hide from fears inside the latest craze[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]       \r\nDancing to Motown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMaking love with a Carole King record playing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nAnd oh how I loved you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSay goodbye       steel river          steel river[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x 2\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nTen thousand bombers hit the steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd many died to keep her running free[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd she survived but now she's gone forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer burning heart is just a memory[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd I ran away from life on steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLuck or not I gladly took the break[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThe odds were low the chances nearly zero[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA chance it was I had to take[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x 2\r\n\r\nVerse 5\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey say that salmon swim in steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say it's good to see them back again[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI know it hurts to see what really happened[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know one salmon ain't no good to them[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 6\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey were born and raised to serve their steel mother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was they taught and all they ever knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nAnd they believed that she would keep their children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEven though not a single word was true[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge 2 and outro\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nSay goodbye         steel river[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSay goodbye         steel river[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x 2","plain_text":"This is my simplified acoustic version of this song.\nI play the G chord as - 320033\n            and Cadd9 - x23033\n            and Em7   - 022033  Any suggestions/improvements welcome.\n\nIntro = G Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2\n\nVerse 1\n\n\n\n\n\nG Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge\n\n\n\n\n\nG Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n\n\nG Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9 D G x 2\n\nVerse 5\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 6\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge 2 and outro\n\n\n\nG Cadd9 D G x 2","chords":["G","Cadd9","D","Em7","Am","Bm","C","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}