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Aminor

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning : Standard
Intro (**you can see the small riff I've found at the end of the tab) :
Dm Dm Am G G Dm Dm
Dm Dm Am G G Dm Dm
G G Dm Dm Am G Dm Dm
G G Dm Dm Am G G  G
Dm
Down here Ameveryone says that the GRiver People don't really Dmbelong here.
Dl                                   Am                        G  Dm  
I know what it's like to be a stranger and divide a town beside a frontier.
    GPeople want your business and liDmttle more
    AmI've watched sGhadows lengthen from Dma closed door.
Dm              Am                        G
Mountains wideDm, nothing is clearer to the River People than what the others try and hide.
Dm         Am                              G
You spoke, puDmshed your chair back at the meeting and I could tell that you were petrified.
    GYou said the best people can suddenly oDmppose
    AmThe sight of Ggood will and then it Dmarose.
    GTwo people, four people crossed the Dmfloor
    AmI saw children Grun, I wept amidst Dmthe uproar
Dm    Am G  Dm
Dm    Am G  Dm
 Dm[STOP]                     Am                              G  Dm  
Around here your stranded face before the moonlight, the color of the sea.
 Dm[STOP]                   Am                              G  Dm  
You came up to the house after swimming on sunset and the flattened sea.
   GThe sky had opened, it had goDmne bust
   AmYou and I wGatched the River People swiDmm before us
   GThe sky had opened, it had gone Dmbust
   AmYou and I wGatched the river people swiDmm before us
Dm    Am G  Dm
Dm    Am G  Dm
    GYou said the best people can suddenly oDmppose
   AmThe sight of gGood will and then it aDmrose.
    GTwo people, four people crossed the Dmfloor
    AmI saw children Grun, I wept amidst Dmthe uproar
Dm
   Down here . . .  Am    G  Dm  
Dm
   You came . . .  Am   G   Am   G   Dm   Am  Dm  
[THE END] : Dm
For each chord at the beginning, I heard something like :
         Dm                Am              G
e |-------1----------------0---------------3-------------|
B |-----3---3------------1---1-----------3---3-----------|
G |---2-------2--------2-------2-------0-------0---------|
D |-0----------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------0-----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------3-------------------|

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The River People

by The Walkabouts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning : Standard

Intro (**you can see the small riff I've found at the end of the tab) :

Dm Dm Am G G Dm Dm

G G Dm Dm Am G Dm Dm

G G Dm Dm Am G G G

Am G Dm

Down here everyone says that the River People don't really belong here.

Am G Dm

I know what it's like to be a stranger and divide a town beside a frontier.

G Dm

People want your business and little more

Am G Dm

I've watched shadows lengthen from a closed door.

Dm Am G

Mountains wide, nothing is clearer to the River People than what the others try and hide.

Dm Am G

You spoke, pushed your chair back at the meeting and I could tell that you were petrified.

G Dm

You said the best people can suddenly oppose

Am G Dm

The sight of good will and then it arose.

G Dm

Two people, four people crossed the floor

Am G Dm

I saw children run, I wept amidst the uproar

Dm Am G Dm

[STOP]

Around here your stranded face before the moonlight, the color of the sea.

Dm Am G Dm

[STOP]

You came up to the house after swimming on sunset and the flattened sea.

G Dm

The sky had opened, it had gone bust

Am G Dm

You and I watched the River People swim before us

G Dm

The sky had opened, it had gone bust

Am G Dm

You and I watched the river people swim before us

Dm Am G Dm

G Dm

You said the best people can suddenly oppose

Am G Dm

The sight of good will and then it arose.

G Dm

Two people, four people crossed the floor

Am G Dm

I saw children run, I wept amidst the uproar

Am G Dm

Down here . . .

Am G Am G Dm Am Dm

You came . . .

[THE END] : Dm

For each chord at the beginning, I heard something like :

Dm Am G

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

B |-----3---3------------1---1-----------3---3-----------|

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

D |-0----------------------------------------------------|

A |------------------0-----------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------3-------------------|

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