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Back To The River

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Track 6: Back To The River (feat. Warren Haynes)
Artist: The Pretty Reckless
Album: Who You Selling For (2016)
TUNING: Standard
NO CAPO
CHORDS USED: E   E7   A  D  
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E~~
[VERSE I]
There's Eblue skies all aDround me
And the Aworld looks just the Esame
EIt's hard to be Dcriminal
when Ayou all know my Ename
ESometimes I Dwonder
SomeAtimes I wanna be Efree
EWell, you can be Dking of me
A~~
And I'll be...
the queenE  
[INTERLUDE I]
(E) E7   E   E7   E   E7   E  
(E) E7   E   E7   E   E  
(Listen to the song to hear the strumming of this part)
[VERSE II]
ENoone listens E7to mEe
The E7words I Ehave to E7sayE  
There E7ain't no Edoubt aE7bout it
EI'm just E7trying to Eget aEway
I'm going Dback to the DriverA  
Where Anoone will Afind EmeE7  E  E7  E  E7  E  
We're going Dback to the riverA  
ABack to the Esea
(E) E7   E   E7   E   E  
[VERSE III]
When EI was just a E7babEy
My E7mama Etaught me "E7GirEl,
you E7best beElieve in E7Jesus Eif
you'll E7make it Ein the Eworld"
I'm going Dback to the DriverA  
Where Anoone knows my EnameE7  E  E7  E  E7  E  
I'm going Dback to the river.. Aoh
ABack to the ESeine E7  E(Here we E7go)E  E  
[SOLO]
(just like verse II & III)
E7   E   E7   E   E7   E   E7   E| (x3)
E7 E E7 E E7 E E
D   A| (x2)
E7   E   E7   E   E7   E   E7   E|
E~~
[INTERLUDE II]
E
E7   E(x8)
REPEAT VERSE I
REPEAT INTERLUDE I
[VERSE IV]
ENoone listens E7to mEe
The E7words I Ehave to E7sayE  
There E7ain't no Edoubt aE7bout it
EI'm just E7fading Einto Egray
I'm Dgoing back Dto the Ariver
Where the Adevil can't Afind EmeE7  E  E7  E  E7  E  
I'm going E7back Eto the EriverA  
Back to the sea
[OUTRO]
E
Ends on E
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