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The River

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G#minor
90BPM
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[VERSE 1]
G#mIt's not what I had planned when I was walking in
I didn't know what BI'd C#msee
G#mStepping through the door, their clothes were on the floor
Was something like a Bbad C#mdream
G#mAnd then in just a blink, before I could think
I didn't know what BhapC#mpened
G#mAll I knew was this
How could he commit a crime against our BpasC#msion
[PRE-CHORUS]
G#mOoh... the F#moment that I saw them Ekiss
G#mOoh... I F#knew it had to end like Ethis
[CHORUS]
G#mPreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
G#mI couldn't F#help myself
EWhen I saw him C#mwith her, Ewith her
G#mI took that F#loaded gun
ForgEive what I have C#mdoneE  
So G#mpreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
[VERSE 2]
G#mThe writing's on the wall, but it was his fault
How could anybody Bblame C#mme
G#mI swear to tell the truth, and if you only knew
I swear you'd do the Bsame C#mthing
[PRE-CHORUS]
G#mOoh... if F#you give me one more Echance
G#mOoh... I'll F#never shoot him down agEain
[CHORUS]
G#mPreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
G#mI couldn't F#help myself
EWhen I saw him C#mwith her, Ewith her
G#mI took that F#loaded gun
ForgEive what I have C#mdoneE  
So G#mpreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
[BREAKDOWN]
G#m   B   C#m  ETaF#ke me down
G#m   B   C#m  ETaF#ke me down
G#m   B   C#m  ETaF#ke me down
G#m   B   C#m  ERiver, F#river
G#m   B   C#m  ETaF#ke me down
[CHORUS]
G#mPreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
G#mI couldn't F#help myself
EWhen I saw him C#mwith her, Ewith her
G#mI took that F#loaded gun
ForgEive what I have C#mdoneE  
So G#mpreacher, F#take me down
ETake me down to the C#mriver, Eriver
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About The River Chords by Delta Goodrem

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