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Black River

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Eminor

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This riff can be played in some parts of the song.
[Riff 1]:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|--3\2p0--|
[Intro]
 Em   G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
 EmI was born in a Gghost town
 CChains rattling, Gsuffocating
 EmI was born in a Gghost town where they don’t
 CRaise the Gdead
[Verse 2]
 EmSomewhere in MinneGsota
 CSnow covered in Ggrey, light breaking
 EmIn the streets of the Gcity where they don’t
 CRaise the Gdead
[Riff 1]
[Chorus]
 EmSo take Call that’s left of my Glove
And give my Dbody to the river
 EmTake Call that’s left of my Glove
And take my Dbody to the river
 Em   G   Dx2
[Verse 3]
 EmGive me something to Glean on
 CGive me something to Ghold my head up
 EmGet me out of the Gcycle
That’s dirtied down Cin disGgust
[Riff 1]
[Verse 4]
 EmBut maybe I’m just a Gpatsy
 CMaybe the whole damn Gthing’s a set up
 Em‘Cause if there's not starting Gover
All we alCready Gdust?
[Riff 1]
[Chorus]
 EmSo take Call that’s left of my Glove
And give my Dbody to the river
 EmTake Call that’s left of my Glove
And take my Dbody to the river
[Bridge]
 GWatching over me
 EmWatching over me
 AmI’m going under and it’s
 CTaking hold of me
[Instrumental]
EmOh oGhhh
COoh oh Doh 
EmOh oGhhh
COoh oh Doh 
[Verse 5]
 EmIt was only a Gglimmer
 CFlashing over a Gblack horizon
 EmIt was only a Gglimmer
But it could Craise the Gdead
[Chorus]
 EmSo take Call that’s left of my Glove
(And give my Dbody to the river)
 EmTake Call that’s left of my Glove
(And take my Dbody to the river)
[Chorus]
EmSo take Call that’s left of my Glove
(And give my Dbody to the river)
EmTake Call that’s left of my Glove
And take my Dbody black riveGr

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Black River

by Matt Hires

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This riff can be played in some parts of the song.

[Riff 1]:

e|---------|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|---------|

A|---------|

E|--3\2p0--|

[Intro]

Em G D

[Verse 1]

Em G

I was born in a ghost town

C G

Chains rattling, suffocating

Em G

I was born in a ghost town where they don’t

C G

Raise the dead

[Verse 2]

Em G

Somewhere in Minnesota

C G

Snow covered in grey, light breaking

Em G

In the streets of the city where they don’t

C G

Raise the dead

[Riff 1]

[Chorus]

Em C G

So take all that’s left of my love

And give my body to the river

Em C G

Take all that’s left of my love

And take my body to the river

Em G D

[Verse 3]

Em G

Give me something to lean on

C G

Give me something to hold my head up

Em G

Get me out of the cycle

C G

That’s dirtied down in disgust

[Riff 1]

[Verse 4]

Em G

But maybe I’m just a patsy

C G

Maybe the whole damn thing’s a set up

Em G

‘Cause if there's not starting over

C G

All we already dust?

[Riff 1]

[Chorus]

Em C G

So take all that’s left of my love

And give my body to the river

Em C G

Take all that’s left of my love

And take my body to the river

[Bridge]

Watching over me

I’m going under and it’s

Taking hold of me

[Instrumental]

Em G

Oh ohhh

C D

Ooh oh oh

Em G

Oh ohhh

C D

Ooh oh oh

[Verse 5]

Em G

It was only a glimmer

C G

Flashing over a black horizon

Em G

It was only a glimmer

C G

But it could raise the dead

[Chorus]

Em C G

So take all that’s left of my love

(And give my body to the river)

Em C G

Take all that’s left of my love

(And take my body to the river)

[Chorus]

Em C G

So take all that’s left of my love

(And give my body to the river)

Em C G

Take all that’s left of my love

D G

And take my body black river

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