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Take Me To the River by Kaleida
[Intro]
2 bars of drums, Em x4
[Verse]
  EmI don't know why EmI love you like I do
  EmAfter all thEme changes you put me through
  EmYou stole my money Emand my cigarettes
  EmI haven't seen the Emworst of it yet
[Pre]
I want to Cknow. Can you Gtell me.
   AmI'd love to Bmstay
[Chorus]
Take me to the Emriver, and wash me Dthere
Won't you cleanse my Csoul and put my feet on the gDround
EmTake me to the river right now
Em Em
[Verse]
  EmI don't know why Emyou treat me so bad
  EmThink of all the things Emwe could have had
  EmLove is an ocean tEmhat I can't forget
  EmSweet sixteen EmI would never regret
[Pre]
I want to Cknow. Can you Gtell me
   AmI'd love to Bmstay
[Chorus]
Take me to the Emriver and dip me downD  
Won't you cleanse my Csoul and put my feet on the gDround
EmTake me to the river right now
[Break]
[Chorus]
Take me to the rEmiver and wash me Dthere
Won't you cleanse my Csoul and put my feet on the gDround
EmTake me to the river right now
[Chorus]
Take me to the rEmiver and wash me Dthere
Won't you cleanse my Csoul and put my feet on the gDround
EmTake me to the river right now
Notes
Although this is not a guitar song, it is a fantastic song.
Repeat the Em throughout the verse. Play each bar twice during the Pre and Chorus.
The chords and riff can be moved around the fret board. 
Main Riff
E |-Em------------------------D---|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |--2--2--4--2--5--2--4--2----|----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|--5--5--7--5--9--5--7--5----|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
--C--------------------------||
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
--3--3--5--3--7--3--5--3----||
----------------------------||
Chords
E |--Em-----|--C0----|--G3----|--Am0----|--Bm2----||
B |--0----|--1----|--3----|--1----|--3----||
G |--0----|--0----|--0----|--2----|--4----||
D |--2----|--2----|--0----|--2----|--4----||
A |--2----|--3----|--2----|--0----|--2----||
E |--0----|-------|--3----|-------|-------||

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Take Me To The River

by Kaleida

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Take Me To the River by Kaleida

[Intro]

2 bars of drums, Em x4

[Verse]

Em Em

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

Em Em

After all the changes you put me through

Em Em

You stole my money and my cigarettes

Em Em

I haven't seen the worst of it yet

[Pre]

C G

I want to know. Can you tell me.

Am Bm

I'd love to stay

[Chorus]

Em D

Take me to the river, and wash me there

C D

Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground

Take me to the river right now

Em Em

[Verse]

Em Em

I don't know why you treat me so bad

Em Em

Think of all the things we could have had

Em Em

Love is an ocean that I can't forget

Em Em

Sweet sixteen I would never regret

[Pre]

C G

I want to know. Can you tell me

Am Bm

I'd love to stay

[Chorus]

Em D

Take me to the river and dip me down

C D

Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground

Take me to the river right now

[Break]

[Chorus]

Em D

Take me to the river and wash me there

C D

Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground

Take me to the river right now

[Chorus]

Em D

Take me to the river and wash me there

C D

Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground

Take me to the river right now

Notes

Although this is not a guitar song, it is a fantastic song.

Repeat the Em throughout the verse. Play each bar twice during the Pre and Chorus.

The chords and riff can be moved around the fret board.

Main Riff

Em D

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|

B |----------------------------|----------------------------|

G |----------------------------|----------------------------|

D |--2--2--4--2--5--2--4--2----|----------------------------|

A |----------------------------|--5--5--7--5--9--5--7--5----|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

--3--3--5--3--7--3--5--3----||

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

Chords

Em C G Am Bm

E |-------|--0----|--3----|--0----|--2----||

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

G |--0----|--0----|--0----|--2----|--4----||

D |--2----|--2----|--0----|--2----|--4----||

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

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

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