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                             Many Rivers To Cross - Harry Nilsson
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Tabbed by:catapult90
E-mail:
Tuning:EADGBE
C(riff)- you can either play the C chord or just hit the root note but you might find that the root by itself
sounds better.the last chord in the riff is a D7 chord, make sure you place the root or it wont sound right.
e|-0---------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------2---0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---2---0-------x-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x---------------x-----------------------------------------------------------|
CHORDS:
e|-C0--Em-0--F1--E0--G3--D72---C70------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---0--1--0--3--1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---0--2--1--0--2---3------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2--3--2--0--0---2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---2--3--2--2--X---3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-X---0--1--0--3--X---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
CMany rivers to EmcrossF  
But I Ejust can't seem to Ffind,  Gmy way oCver
CWandering, I am Emlost,  Fas I Etravel aFlong
GThe white cliffs of DCover
CMany rivers to cEmrossF  
And it's Eonly my Fwill  Gthat keeps me aClive
Well I've been lCicked, washed up for yEmearsF  
And I Emerely sFurvived   Gbecause of my pCride
CHORUS 1
  FAnd this Gloneliness won't lCeave me aloneC7  
  FIt's such a dGrag to be oCn your ownC7  
           F            GC(Riff)             D7  
  My woman left me and she didn't say why
Well I guess I have to tGry 
SOLO(chords same as Verse)
Sweet thing
Sweet thing
CHORUS 2
  FAnd this Gloneliness just won't Cleave me aloneC7  
  FYou know it's such a Gdrag to be Con your ownC7  
           F                GC(Riff)         D7  
  My woman left me but she didn't say why
So I guess I have to tGry, try
VERSE 2
CMany, many rEmivers to cFrossE  
But just where to FbeginG  
I'm praying for tCime 
There have been times I found Emmyself Fsitting in Elimbo
FAlone, Galone, for my lCifetime
OUTRO VERSE
CMany rivers to cEmrossF  
But I Ejust can't seem to fFind,  Gmy way Cover
CWandering, I am lEmost   Fas I tEravel aFlongG  
The white cliffs of DCover

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Many Rivers To Cross

by Harry Nilsson

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

Many Rivers To Cross - Harry Nilsson

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

Tabbed by:catapult90

E-mail:

Tuning:EADGBE

C(riff)- you can either play the C chord or just hit the root note but you might find that the root by itself

sounds better.the last chord in the riff is a D7 chord, make sure you place the root or it wont sound right.

e|-0---------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

E|-x---------------x-----------------------------------------------------------|

CHORDS:

C Em F E G D7 C7

e|-0---0--1--0--3--2---0------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-0---0--2--1--0--2---3------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-2---2--3--2--0--0---2------------------------------------------------------------|

|-3---2--3--2--2--X---3------------------------------------------------------------|

|-X---0--1--0--3--X---x-----------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1

C Em F

Many rivers to cross

E F G C

But I just can't seem to find, my way over

C Em F E F

Wandering, I am lost, as I travel along

G C

The white cliffs of Dover

C Em F

Many rivers to cross

E F G C

And it's only my will that keeps me alive

C Em F

Well I've been licked, washed up for years

E F G C

And I merely survived because of my pride

CHORUS 1

F G C C7

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

F G C C7

It's such a drag to be on your own

F G D7

C(Riff)

My woman left me and she didn't say why

Well I guess I have to try

SOLO(chords same as Verse)

Sweet thing

CHORUS 2

F G C C7

And this loneliness just won't leave me alone

F G C C7

You know it's such a drag to be on your own

F G D7

C(Riff)

My woman left me but she didn't say why

So I guess I have to try, try

VERSE 2

C Em F E

Many, many rivers to cross

F G

But just where to begin

I'm praying for time

Em F E

There have been times I found myself sitting in limbo

F G C

Alone, alone, for my lifetime

OUTRO VERSE

C Em F

Many rivers to cross

E F G C

But I just can't seem to find, my way over

C Em F E F G

Wandering, I am lost as I travel along

The white cliffs of Dover

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