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Amazing song, and I couldn't find good chords for the acoustic version, so I found out 
myself. Also, strum patterns could differ, so listen to the song to get the rhythm down. 
Acoustic Guitar - Eb Standard tuning
Chords Used in song:
 Em-0- -C0- -G3- -A--|
 -0- -1- -3- ---|
 -0- -0- -0- -2-|
 -2- -2- -0- -2-|
 -2- -3- -x- -0-|
 -0- --- -3- ---|
Intro:
      Em        C        G     Ax2
Verse 1:
        G1 - From video of them playing acoustic (Follows the real song's bass line)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9---7---5---4-------------9---|
|-9---7---5---5---12---12---9---|  x 4
|-7---5---3---2---10----9---7---|
|-------------------------------|
or
        G2 - Easier and More of what the real guitar part is
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------9---|
|-9---------------12---12---9---|  x 4
|-7---------------10----9---7---|
|-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
G      A       G      A
Chorus:
     Em         C        G        Ax4
Pre-Verse:
Em
Verse 2:
        G1 - From video of them playing acoustic (Follows the real song's bass line)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9---7---5---4-------------9---|
|-9---7---5---5---12---12---9---|  x 4
|-7---5---3---2---10----9---7---|
|-------------------------------|
or
        G2 - Easier and More of what the real guitar part is
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------9---|
|-9---------------12---12---9---|  x 4
|-7---------------10----9---7---|
|-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
G      A       G      A
Chorus:
     Em         C        G        Ax4
Chorus (On my own):
     Em         C        G        Ax4
Chorus:
     Em         C        G        Ax4
Outro:
EmThat's it. Hope it's helpful :)

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River

by Good Charlotte

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amazing song, and I couldn't find good chords for the acoustic version, so I found out

myself. Also, strum patterns could differ, so listen to the song to get the rhythm down.

Acoustic Guitar - Eb Standard tuning

Chords Used in song:

Em C G A

-0- -0- -3- ---|

-0- -1- -3- ---|

-0- -0- -0- -2-|

-2- -2- -0- -2-|

-2- -3- -x- -0-|

-0- --- -3- ---|

Intro:

Em C G A

Verse 1:

G1 - From video of them playing acoustic (Follows the real song's bass line)

|-------------------------------|

|-9---7---5---4-------------9---|

|-9---7---5---5---12---12---9---| x 4

|-7---5---3---2---10----9---7---|

|-------------------------------|

G2 - Easier and More of what the real guitar part is

|-------------------------------|

|-9-------------------------9---|

|-9---------------12---12---9---| x 4

|-7---------------10----9---7---|

|-------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

G A G A

Chorus:

Em C G A

Pre-Verse:

Verse 2:

G1 - From video of them playing acoustic (Follows the real song's bass line)

|-------------------------------|

|-9---7---5---4-------------9---|

|-9---7---5---5---12---12---9---| x 4

|-7---5---3---2---10----9---7---|

|-------------------------------|

G2 - Easier and More of what the real guitar part is

|-------------------------------|

|-9-------------------------9---|

|-9---------------12---12---9---| x 4

|-7---------------10----9---7---|

|-------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

G A G A

Chorus:

Em C G A

Chorus (On my own):

Em C G A

Chorus:

Em C G A

Outro:

That's it. Hope it's helpful :)

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