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The River

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Amajor
90BPM
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[Chorus]
BmOh my lord
BmTake this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
BmLay me at the bottom
BmThe bottom of the river
Bm A F#m
[Verse 1]
BmOh my lord
BmTake this hand
BmSave me from the gallows
BmHear this news
BmBear my gold
BmLay me in the shallows
BmEvil comes if you call my name
BmThe wicked, they shall rise
BmThe river sand's gonna wash me clean
BmThe river don't run dry
[Chorus]
BmOh my lord
BmTake this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
BmLay me at the bottom
BmThe bottom of the river
Bm A F#m
[Verse 2]
BmOh my lord
BmHear my woe
BmThere's blood upon the valley
BmTake this sword
BmTo kill I've done
BmDeliver me from worry
BmThe devils hand is gonna strike me down
BmGut me to my grave
BmThe river's song is gonna pull me through
BmThe river she can safEe
[Chorus]
BmOh my lord
BmTake this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
DLay me at the bottom
BmThe bottom of the river
[Instrumental]
D Bm D Bm E A
D Bm A Bm D Bm E A
[Bridge: Children]
BmOh my lord take this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmOh my lord take this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmOh my lord take this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
BmLay me at the botDtom
[Chorus: Singer & Children]
BmOh my lord take this soul
BmLay me at the bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
BmLay me at the botDtomF#m  
The bottom of the riBmver
[Outro: Singer & Children]
BmOh my lord take this soul
Lay me at the bottom of the rDiver
The bottom of the river
BmThe devil has come to carry me home
DLay me at the bottom
The bottom of the riverBm  
All chords in this song (5)

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About The River Chords by Blues Saraceno

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