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Dear River

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Kina Grannis
Dear River Tabs
Tabbed 1 Apr 14 by Mike Hsu
Tuned down 1/2 step on all strings (D#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
Chords (as if in normal tuning - E, Esus4, F#m, A)
E---E0---Esus4-0------F#m2------Ax----C#mx--|
A---2----2------4------0----4--|
D---2----2------4------2----6--|
G---1----2------2------2----6--|
B---x----x------2------2----5--|
E---x----x------2------0----4--|
(Slap the body of your guitar)
OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh
Holding on dear Eriver to my skiEn
Whispering the pElaces you have beEen
And I Alook back... upsEtream
  E (on upbeats)               
Everybody knows the river comes the river goes
BuAt you stopped here
YoC#mu stopped Ahere
  E/Esus4  
For me
YoF#mu took my heart in Atow
HoF#mw could I let you Ago
E/ Esus4(strum)                            F#m                       A  E/Esus4  
I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you
E/                 Esus4                          F#m                       A  E/Esus4  
Yeah I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you
E/     Esus4             F#m          A  E/Esus4  
OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh
E/     Esus4             F#m          A  E/Esus4  
OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh
E/Esus4  
Rolling on dear river does it end
E/Esus4  
I saw you through the canyon and the bend
Did you Alook back?
    E/Esus4  
For me
E/Esus4  
I could fight the flow
E/Esus4  
And tug of war the undertow
But Ai'd never
Not F#m/Aever
SucEceed
 (slap)
So when you're out to sea
 (slap)
I hope you think of me
E/            Esus4                          F#m                       A  E/Esus4  
I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you
E/                 Esus4                          F#m                       A  E/Esus4  
yeah I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you
E/     Esus4             F#m          A  E/Esus4  
OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh
E/     Esus4             F#m          A  E/Esus4  
OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh
EJust keep F#mon river
AGone is my Efriend
EJust keep F#mon river
AGone is myE...
EJust keep F#mon river
AGone is my Efriend
EJust keep F#mon river
AGone is myE...

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Dear River

by Kina Grannis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

F#m

C#m

F#m/A

Kina Grannis

Dear River Tabs

Tabbed 1 Apr 14 by Mike Hsu

Tuned down 1/2 step on all strings (D#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)

E Esus4 F#m A

Chords (as if in normal tuning - , , , )

E Esus4 F#m A C#m

E---0----0------2------x----x--|

A---2----2------4------0----4--|

D---2----2------4------2----6--|

G---1----2------2------2----6--|

B---x----x------2------2----5--|

E---x----x------2------0----4--|

(Slap the body of your guitar)

OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh

E E

Holding on dear river to my skin

E E

Whispering the places you have been

A E

And I look back... upstream

E (on upbeats)

Everybody knows the river comes the river goes

But you stopped here

C#m A

You stopped here

E Esus4

For me

F#m A

You took my heart in tow

F#m A

How could I let you go

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ (strum) /

I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

Yeah I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh

E Esus4

Rolling on dear river does it end

E Esus4

I saw you through the canyon and the bend

Did you look back?

E Esus4

For me

E Esus4

I could fight the flow

E Esus4

And tug of war the undertow

But i'd never

F#m/A

Not ever

Succeed

(slap)

So when you're out to sea

(slap)

I hope you think of me

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

yeah I doubt anyone can keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up with you

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh

E Esus4 F#m A E Esus4

/ /

OoooooOoooooOooooooOoooOooOoooOooooOooooooh

E F#m

Just keep on river

A E

Gone is my friend

E F#m

Just keep on river

A E

Gone is my...

E F#m

Just keep on river

A E

Gone is my friend

E F#m

Just keep on river

A E

Gone is my...

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