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River   
by: The Vanity 
[Intro] 
A    A    D    A    D
[Verse 1] 
AShut up and taste it 
Tired of waiting on it D  
AKeeping me waiting 
Keeping me weighted, oh yDeah 
[Chorus] 
AYou...ooo.D..yeah yeah yeah 
AOoh...ooo.D..yeah yeah yeah 
A D
[Verse 2] 
AShouldn’t of waited 
Shouldn’t of waited on you.D..
AKeeping me jaded   
Down the river again D  
[Chorus] 
AOoh...ooo.D..yeah yeah yeah 
AOoh...ooo.D..yeah yeah yeah 
[Bridge] 
A    C#    F#m    F#m
A    C#
F#mShut up and taste it.A..C#  
F#mYeah...
EOoh... Ooh.. D  
[Chorus] 
AOoh...ooo...yeaDh yeah yeah 
AOoh...ooo...yeaDh yeah yeah (2x) 
Fade after last D and finish on A

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River

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F#m

River

by: The Vanity

[Intro]

A A D A D

[Verse 1]

Shut up and taste it

Tired of waiting on it

Keeping me waiting

Keeping me weighted, oh yeah

[Chorus]

A D

You...ooo...yeah yeah yeah

A D

Ooh...ooo...yeah yeah yeah

A D

[Verse 2]

Shouldn’t of waited

Shouldn’t of waited on you...

Keeping me jaded

Down the river again

[Chorus]

A D

Ooh...ooo...yeah yeah yeah

A D

Ooh...ooo...yeah yeah yeah

[Bridge]

A C# F#m F#m

A C#

F#m A C#

Shut up and taste it...

F#m

Yeah...

E D

Ooh... Ooh..

[Chorus]

A D

Ooh...ooo...yeah yeah yeah

A D

Ooh...ooo...yeah yeah yeah (2x)

Fade after last D and finish on A

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