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Take Me To The River

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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 [Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and "ring" better]
 [full lyrics and chords
CAPO: 0
TUNING: standard
CHORDS
          [high -to mix it up]                                          [high]
e||--E70-----E70----Asus4-0------C50-----G5x-----D5x-----A73---A7sus4--x-----E7+5-0-----B7-x-----C#m--x---||
B||--3-----5-----3------0-----x-----x-----2-----x------8------10------5---||
G||--1-----7-----2------5-----x-----7-----2-----x------7------8-------6---||
D||--0-----6-----4------5-----5-----7-----2-----x------6------9-------6---||
A||--2-----7-----0------3-----5-----5-----0-----x------7------x-------4---||
E||--0-----0-----x------x-----3-----x-----x-----x------0------x-------x---||
---INTRO---
 E7    Asus  A  A7 [see A7 in above chart play "1 2 and"]
---VERSE 1---
              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 ["1 2 and"]
 I don't know why I love you like I do
 E7After all these changes that you put me throAsusughA  A7  
 You stole my money and my cigaretAsustesA  A7  
 And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you AsusyetA  A7  
---CHORUS---
 I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to AstayA7  
                E7     [ alt A7sus4]
 Take me to the river, 
                  E7[ alt  A7sus4]
 Washing me down
                             E7[ alt  A7sus4]
 Won't you cleanse my soul, 
                          E7[ alt  A7sus4]
 Put my feet on the ground
---VERSE 2---
              E7  [alt drone in]    Asus  A  A7 ["1 2 and"]
 I don't know why she treated me so bad
 E7Look at all those things that we could have AsushadA  A7  
 E7Love is a notion that I can't forgAsusetA  A7  
 E7My sweet sixteen I will never regAsusretA  A7  
---Pre CHORUS---
 I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to AstayA7  
   E7    Asus   A[x4] [ can mix in   E7    A   A7]
---BRIDGE---
     C#mHold me,  A7love me,    C#mplease me,   A7tease me
 GTill I can't, B7till I can't take no more
 Take me to the E7river
---VERSE 3---
E7  [alternate drone in]            Asus  A  A7 ["1 2 and"]
 I don't know why I love you like I do
 E7After all the things that you put me thAsusroughA  A7  
 E7The sixteen candles burning on my wAsusallA  A7  
 E7Turning me into the biggest fool of them AsusallA  A7  
---ENDING---
 I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to AstayA7  
 A7I wanna kAnoE7w
 A7Take me to the rAivE7er
 A7I wanna knowA  E7  
 A7I want you to dip me in the wAatE7er
 A7I wanna knowA  E7  
 A7Won't you wash me in the wAatE7er
 A7Wash me in the waAteE7r
 A7Wash me in the waAteE7r
 A7Won't you wash me in the waAteE7r
 FAeeling good

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Take Me To The River

by Al Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

A7sus4

E7+5

C#m

Asus

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and "ring" better]

[full lyrics and chords

CAPO: 0

TUNING: standard

CHORDS

[high -to mix it up] [high]

E7 E7 Asus4 C5 G5 D5 A7 A7sus4 E7+5 B7 C#m

e||--0-----0-----0------0-----x-----x-----3-----x------0------x-------x---||

B||--3-----5-----3------0-----x-----x-----2-----x------8------10------5---||

G||--1-----7-----2------5-----x-----7-----2-----x------7------8-------6---||

D||--0-----6-----4------5-----5-----7-----2-----x------6------9-------6---||

A||--2-----7-----0------3-----5-----5-----0-----x------7------x-------4---||

E||--0-----0-----x------x-----3-----x-----x-----x------0------x-------x---||

---INTRO---

E7 Asus A A7 [see A7 in above chart play "1 2 and"]

---VERSE 1---

E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]

I don't know why I love you like I do

E7 Asus A A7

After all these changes that you put me through

Asus A A7

You stole my money and my cigarettes

Asus A A7

And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet

---CHORUS---

C G D A A7

I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay

E7 [ alt A7sus4]

Take me to the river,

E7 A7sus4

[ alt ]

Washing me down

E7 A7sus4

[ alt ]

Won't you cleanse my soul,

E7 A7sus4

[ alt ]

Put my feet on the ground

---VERSE 2---

E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]

I don't know why she treated me so bad

E7 Asus A A7

Look at all those things that we could have had

E7 Asus A A7

Love is a notion that I can't forget

E7 Asus A A7

My sweet sixteen I will never regret

---Pre CHORUS---

C G D A A7

I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay

E7 Asus A E7 A A7

[x4] [ can mix in ]

---BRIDGE---

C#m A7 C#m A7

Hold me, love me, please me, tease me

G B7

Till I can't, till I can't take no more

Take me to the river

---VERSE 3---

E7 [alternate drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]

I don't know why I love you like I do

E7 Asus A A7

After all the things that you put me through

E7 Asus A A7

The sixteen candles burning on my wall

E7 Asus A A7

Turning me into the biggest fool of them all

---ENDING---

C G D A A7

I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay

A7 A E7

I wanna know

A7 A E7

Take me to the river

A7 A E7

I wanna know

A7 A E7

I want you to dip me in the water

A7 A E7

I wanna know

A7 A E7

Won't you wash me in the water

A7 A E7

Wash me in the water

A7 A E7

Wash me in the water

A7 A E7

Won't you wash me in the water

Feeling good

About Take Me To The River Chords by Al Green

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The chords for "Take Me To The River" show the original chord names (including E7, Asus4, C5, G5, D5, A7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.