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Vanessa Carlton
River
Liberman
2015
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 D/F#- 2x023x
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 Am-   x02210
[Intro]
 G   D/F#   Em    Cx2
[Verse 1]
  GSailors D/F#on the Emsea are we Cheading
  Gclear D/F#for the Emedge of the Cocean?
  GThere's no D/F#city that
Emkeeps you Cking for a GgypsyD/F#  Em  C  
[Verse 2]
  GAnd are we D/F#guided
Emby some Cvision?
  GAll our D/F#moves adding
Emup to an Cancient Garc
We are D/F#free of the Emcanyon
Ccliff of Gmy heartD/F#  Em  C  
[Chorus 1]
  AmThe river flows Cit takes
ahold Gand it's EmrunDning Amthrough
And you ain't Cchanging on
your Gown oh we Emchange Dfor Amyou
The river flows Cit always GflowsD/F#  Em  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  
[Verse 3]
  GAnd he walks D/F#home in aEmnother Ccity
  GYour mind's sD/F#tuck in an Emancient Cwar
  GAnd all you D/F#need is the sEmpace
for the Cbeauty to Gtake youD/F#  Em  
And she will Gtake youD/F#  Em  C  
[Chorus 2]
  AmThe river flows Cit takes
ahold Gand it's EmrunDning Amthrough
And you ain't Cchanging on
your Gown oh we Emchange Dfor Amyou
The river flows Cit always AmflowsG  Em  
DFlows through AmyouG  Em  
DFlows through GyouD/F#  Em  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  
[Chorus 3]
  AmThe river flows Cit takes
ahold Gand it's EmrunDning Amthrough
And you ain't Cchanging on
your Gown oh we Emchange Dfor Amyou
The river flows Cit always GflowsD/F#  Em  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  
[Outro]
And we're just Gsailors on the sD/F#eaEm  
CYeah we're just Gsailors on the D/F#seaEm  
CYeah we're just Gsailors on the D/F#seaEm  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G  

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River

by Vanessa Carlton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Vanessa Carlton

River

Liberman

2015

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

D/F#

- 2x023x

- 022000

- x32010

- x02210

[Intro]

G D/F# Em C

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em C

Sailors on the sea are we heading

G D/F# Em C

clear for the edge of the ocean?

G D/F#

There's no city that

Em C G D/F# Em C

keeps you king for a gypsy

[Verse 2]

G D/F#

And are we guided

Em C

by some vision?

G D/F#

All our moves adding

Em C G

up to an ancient arc

D/F# Em

We are free of the canyon

C G D/F# Em C

cliff of my heart

[Chorus 1]

Am C

The river flows it takes

G Em D Am

ahold and it's running through

And you ain't changing on

G Em D Am

your own oh we change for you

C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C

The river flows it always flows

[Verse 3]

G D/F# Em C

And he walks home in another city

G D/F# Em C

Your mind's stuck in an ancient war

G D/F# Em

And all you need is the space

C G D/F# Em

for the beauty to take you

G D/F# Em C

And she will take you

[Chorus 2]

Am C

The river flows it takes

G Em D Am

ahold and it's running through

And you ain't changing on

G Em D Am

your own oh we change for you

C Am G Em

The river flows it always flows

D Am G Em

Flows through you

D G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C

Flows through you

[Chorus 3]

Am C

The river flows it takes

G Em D Am

ahold and it's running through

And you ain't changing on

G Em D Am

your own oh we change for you

C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C

The river flows it always flows

[Outro]

G D/F# Em

And we're just sailors on the sea

C G D/F# Em

Yeah we're just sailors on the sea

C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G

Yeah we're just sailors on the sea

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