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Rivers Edge

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                             River's Edge - Great Lake Swimmers
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This song is pretty simple with only picking three chords and you can strum it if you
want. I put two parts to every chord, but I also heard another part on D. The last parts
on every chord are mostly meant to be played when the song gets more intense and higher.
Tuning: Standard
            D                       C                    G
e|---------------------2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-3-----3-3---------------------1-1---------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-----2-2----2-2-------0-0----0-0-------------------0-0------------------|
D|----0--------------0---------2-2----2--------------0-0----0-0-------------------|
A|------------0---------------3---------------------2-2----2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
Intro: D, C, G  
Verse 1:
River's Dedge, so Cquiet and fulGl of potentialD  
With Cweeping trees Gand just enough Dnightfall
To Ccover up the straysG  D  
I can Dhear boats in the Cdistance
Making Gsaviours out of ordinary peopleD  
Chorus 1:
Now they Csing in a Gsymphony of Dkeepers
And they Chail in the Gharmony of Dsaviours
Verse 2:
You've got to Dlive, live, live, and Clove, love, love
Whether you Glike it or not, I will Dlove you
Chorus 2:
Now the Cwind picks up Gswiftly and Dsuddenly
And it's Cbreathing as Gif from a Dmouth
And the Cedges are Glungs that are Dheaving
And it's Cbreathing now Gwithout my Dhelp
And we Cturn against the Gdarkness with Dintention
Verse 3:
River's Dedge, you're Call that I haveG  
And a night filled with Dpromises
And Cjust enough nightfall Gto cover up the Dstrays
Chorus 4:
Now the Criver's like Ghorses unbrDoken
And it Creally is Gtime for a Dchange
And it Cmoves and Gconnects with a Duniform
And the Cbodies retuGrn to their Dmakers
And it's Cgood and it's Gtrue, let it wDash over you
UnteCthered and Gwithout a Dreason
D    C    G

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Rivers Edge

by Great Lake Swimmers

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River's Edge - Great Lake Swimmers

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This song is pretty simple with only picking three chords and you can strum it if you

want. I put two parts to every chord, but I also heard another part on D. The last parts

on every chord are mostly meant to be played when the song gets more intense and higher.

Tuning: Standard

D C G

e|---------------------2-2--------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

A|------------0---------------3---------------------2-2----2----------------------|

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

D C G

Intro: , ,

Verse 1:

D C G D

River's edge, so quiet and full of potential

C G D

With weeping trees and just enough nightfall

C G D

To cover up the strays

D C

I can hear boats in the distance

G D

Making saviours out of ordinary people

Chorus 1:

C G D

Now they sing in a symphony of keepers

C G D

And they hail in the harmony of saviours

Verse 2:

D C

You've got to live, live, live, and love, love, love

G D

Whether you like it or not, I will love you

Chorus 2:

C G D

Now the wind picks up swiftly and suddenly

C G D

And it's breathing as if from a mouth

C G D

And the edges are lungs that are heaving

C G D

And it's breathing now without my help

C G D

And we turn against the darkness with intention

Verse 3:

D C G

River's edge, you're all that I have

And a night filled with promises

C G D

And just enough nightfall to cover up the strays

Chorus 4:

C G D

Now the river's like horses unbroken

C G D

And it really is time for a change

C G D

And it moves and connects with a uniform

C G D

And the bodies return to their makers

C G D

And it's good and it's true, let it wash over you

C G D

Untethered and without a reason

D C G

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