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Standart tuning (EADGBE)
Capo 3rd fret
Chords:
     Am= 002210
  Csus2= x32033
  Dsus2= x00230
     Em= 022000
Em*    = 022003
Emsus2 = 022002
      G= 320033
N.C.   = No Chords
[Intro:]
[Emsus2 Em*  G  Csus2] x2
[Verse 1:]
N.C.(Csus2)
Dark as the colour of a river
   Emsus2 Em* G  
I taste your name
                    Csus2Emsus2 Em* G  
Roll it around my tongue
 N.C.(Csus2)
Dark as the colour of a river
   Emsus2          Em* G  
I sense there's a danger
                   Csus2Emsus2 Em* G  
That does not hinder me
[Pre-Chorus:]
   Emsus2 Em* G  
I take you in
BefCsus2ore I realise
        Emsus2  Em* G  
And I breathe with you
BefCsus2ore I realise
[Chorus:]
Like a lDsus2over
Down the rGiver
Like the stDsus2ories never tEmold
Like a mDsus2irror
Of the rGiver
With yDsus2ou I see mysEmelfCsus2  
[Verse 2:]
Dark as the colour of a river
You're coming closer
I dare not even speak
Dark as the colour of a river
I see you're trembling
I reach out my hand
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3: (N.C.)]
No regrets
They're wasted anyway
Turn around
I'm not here to harm you
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus] x2
[Outro:]
With yEmou I see mysGelf
With yAmou I sEmee
MysGelf
[End on  Am  Em]

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River

by Kari Rueslåtten

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Dsus2

Standart tuning (EADGBE)

Capo 3rd fret

Chords:

= 002210

Csus2

= x32033

Dsus2

= x00230

= 022000

* = 022003

Emsus2 = 022002

= 320033

N.C. = No Chords

[Intro:]

Em G Csus2

[Emsus2 * ] x2

[Verse 1:]

C Csus2

N..()

Dark as the colour of a river

Em G

Emsus2 *

I taste your name

Csus2 Em G

Emsus2 *

Roll it around my tongue

C Csus2

N..()

Dark as the colour of a river

Em G

Emsus2 *

I sense there's a danger

Csus2 Em G

Emsus2 *

That does not hinder me

[Pre-Chorus:]

Em G

Emsus2 *

I take you in

Csus2

Before I realise

Em G

Emsus2 *

And I breathe with you

Csus2

Before I realise

[Chorus:]

Dsus2

Like a lover

Down the river

Dsus2 Em

Like the stories never told

Dsus2

Like a mirror

Of the river

Dsus2 Em Csus2

With you I see myself

[Verse 2:]

Dark as the colour of a river

You're coming closer

I dare not even speak

Dark as the colour of a river

I see you're trembling

I reach out my hand

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Verse 3: (N.C.)]

No regrets

They're wasted anyway

Turn around

I'm not here to harm you

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus] x2

[Outro:]

Em G

With you I see myself

Am Em

With you I see

Myself

Am Em

[End on ]

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