{"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":695504,"song":"River Of Tears","artist":"Eric Clapton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/695504-river-of-tears-chords-by-eric-clapton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/695504?type=chord","rating":4.95066,"votes":261,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n(add guitar melody)\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  It's three miles to the river that would carry me away,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                                [ch]Gsus4[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  And two miles to the dusty street   that I saw you on today,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  It's four miles to my lonely room where I'm gonna hide my face,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                                        [ch]Gsus4[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  And about half a mile to the downtown bar   that I ran from in disgrace[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  Lord how long have I got to keep on running?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]\r\n  Seven hours, seven days or seven years?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  All I know is since you've been gone, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeel like I'm drowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river of tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm7[/ch]                              [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFeel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  In three more days, I leave this town, in disappear without a trace,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                                 [ch]Gsus4[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  A year from now maybe settle down,   where no one knows my face,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  I wish that I could hold you one more time to ease the pain,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                                    [ch]Gsus4[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But my times run out and I got to go,   got to run away again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  Still I catch myself thinking [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]\r\n  One day I'll find my way back here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  And you'll save me from drowning,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river of tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]                     [ch]Gsus4[/ch]\r\nFeel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Lord how long must it go on?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     \r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrowning in a river of tears[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\n\n(add guitar melody)\nC      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\nC      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\nAm     D9     G     F       F\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\nC      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G\nAm     D9     G","chords":["C","F","Dm7","Gsus4","G","Am","D9","A"],"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]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"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]}}}