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The River

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Dmajor
90BPM
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[Verse 1]
To the Driver I am Ggoing bringing Dsins I cannot bAear
Come and Dcleanse me, come forGgive me Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Verse 2]
In these Dwaters, healing Gmercy flows with Dfreedom from desApair
I am Dgoing, to that Griver Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Chorus]
Precious DJesus, I am Gready to surDrender every cAare
Take my Dhand now, lead me Gcloser Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Verse 1]
To the Driver I am Ggoing bringing Dsins I cannot bAear
Come and Dcleanse me, come forGgive me Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Verse 2]
In these Dwaters, healing Gmercy flows with Dfreedom from desApair
I am Dgoing, to that Griver Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Chorus]
Precious DJesus, I am Gready to surDrender every cAare
Take my Dhand now, lead me Gcloser Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
[Verse 3]
Come and Djoin us, in the Griver Come find Dlife beyond compAare
He is Dcalling, He is Gwaiting Jesus Dlongs to Ameet you tDhere
He is Dcalling, He is Gwaiting Jesus Dlongs to Ameet you tDhere
[Chorus]
Precious DJesus, I am Gready to surDrender every cAare
Take my Dhand now, lead me Gcloser Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
Take my Dhand now, lead me Gcloser Lord I Dneed to Ameet you tDhere
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To make it more interesting, you can add some variations
to the chords, e.g.:
Dsus2 (x-x-0-2-3-0)
Gsus2 (3-x-0-2-0-3)
Gmaj7 (3-x-0-0-0-2)*
G6 (3-x-0-0-0-0)*
Asus2 (x-0-2-2-0-0)
A7sus (x-0-2-0-3-0)**
A7 (x-0-2-0-2-0)**
*) Play these chords on the 3rd (Gmaj7) and 4th (G6) beat after the G.
**) Play these chords at the A on the first line of the verse.
So A7sus on 1st beat and A7 on 3rd.
And the A7 on every 'meet'.
All chords in this song (3)

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About The River Chords by Brian Doerksen

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