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Cool River

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Cool River
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C F G     Gaug  C
[Chorus]
CoG/Bol  Friver, Gwash my tears aCway
FLet Cyour Dblue waves hide Gme E7from the A7day
D7It's the Gonly Cway
Cool Griver hear my Cplea
Take Gme Amwith Fyou
CTo Fthe Gsea
GaugTo the Csea
[Verse 1]
FI’ve Cwaded A7knee-high
In DtrouCbles Fnot Emy Amown
Now that AbI have Cgot mine
I’m Gsinking G7all aGlone
[Chorus]
CCoG/Bol  Friver, Gwash my tears aCway
FLet Cyour Dblue waves hide Gme E7from the A7day
D7It's the Gonly Cway
Cool Griver hear my Cplea
Take Gme Amwith Fyou
CTo Fthe Gsea
GaugTo the Csea
[Verse 2]
FI Chave tried A7praying
To Dgod Cand his Fsaints Eon Amhigh
But Abthey don’t Chear me
I’m Ggonna kiss this G7world goodGbye
[Chorus]
CoG/Bol  Friver, Gwash my tears aCway
To Fthe Gsea
GaugTo the Csea
To Fthe Gsea
GaugTo the CseaF  G  
GaugTo the Csea

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Cool River

by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gaug

G/B

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Cool River

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

C F G Gaug C

[Chorus]

G/B F G C

Cool river, wash my tears away

F C D G E7 A7

Let your blue waves hide me from the day

D7 G C

It's the only way

G C

Cool river hear my plea

G Am F

Take me with you

C F G

To the sea

Gaug C

To the sea

[Verse 1]

F C A7

I’ve waded knee-high

D C F E Am

In troubles not my own

Ab C

Now that I have got mine

G G7 G

I’m sinking all alone

[Chorus]

C G/B F G C

Cool river, wash my tears away

F C D G E7 A7

Let your blue waves hide me from the day

D7 G C

It's the only way

G C

Cool river hear my plea

G Am F

Take me with you

C F G

To the sea

Gaug C

To the sea

[Verse 2]

F C A7

I have tried praying

D C F E Am

To god and his saints on high

Ab C

But they don’t hear me

G G7 G

I’m gonna kiss this world goodbye

[Chorus]

G/B F G C

Cool river, wash my tears away

F G

To the sea

Gaug C

To the sea

F G

To the sea

Gaug C F G

To the sea

Gaug C

To the sea

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