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Take Me To The River

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[Intro]
D7
[Verse 1]
D7I don't know why I love you like I doG7  
D7After all them changes you've been puttin' me throughG7  
D7You stole my money and my cigarettesG7  
And D7I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yetG7  
[Prechorus]
I wanna Bbknow, oh won't you Ftell me
Tell me Chow, how could I Gstay here with you
SomebodG7y please
[Chorus]
D7Take me to the river and wash me down
D7Take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground
[Verse 2]
D7I don't know why you treat me so badG7  
D7After of all them good times that you and me hadG7  
D7Love is an emotion that I can't forgetG7  
D7My sweet sixteen keeps my mind in a messG7  
[Prechorus]
I wanna Bbknow, oh won't you Ftell me
Tell me Chow, how could I Gstay here with you
SomebodG7y help me
[Chorus]
D7Take me to the river and wash me down
D7Just take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground
[Bridge]
Oh, Bmlove me, G7squeeze me
BmHold me, and G7baby, you can tease me
FTill I A7can't take no more
[Instrumental]
D7
D7
[Verse 3]
D7I don't know why I love you like I doG7  
D7After all them changes you've puttin' me throughG7  
D7Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fallG7  
D7I wonder who's the biggest fool of us allG7  
[Prechorus]
I wanna Bbknow, oh won't you Ftell me
Tell me Chow, how can I Gstay here with you
SomebodG7y help me
[Chorus]
D7Take me to the river and wash me down
D7Take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground
D7Take me to the river and wash me down
Yeah, D7take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground
D7Take me to the river and wash me down
Just D7take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

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Take Me To The River

by Delbert McClinton

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D7 G7

I don't know why I love you like I do

D7 G7

After all them changes you've been puttin' me through

D7 G7

You stole my money and my cigarettes

D7 G7

And I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yet

[Prechorus]

Bb F

I wanna know, oh won't you tell me

C G

Tell me how, how could I stay here with you

Somebody please

[Chorus]

Take me to the river and wash me down

Take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

[Verse 2]

D7 G7

I don't know why you treat me so bad

D7 G7

After of all them good times that you and me had

D7 G7

Love is an emotion that I can't forget

D7 G7

My sweet sixteen keeps my mind in a mess

[Prechorus]

Bb F

I wanna know, oh won't you tell me

C G

Tell me how, how could I stay here with you

Somebody help me

[Chorus]

Take me to the river and wash me down

Just take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

[Bridge]

Bm G7

Oh, love me, squeeze me

Bm G7

Hold me, and baby, you can tease me

F A7

Till I can't take no more

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

D7 G7

I don't know why I love you like I do

D7 G7

After all them changes you've puttin' me through

D7 G7

Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall

D7 G7

I wonder who's the biggest fool of us all

[Prechorus]

Bb F

I wanna know, oh won't you tell me

C G

Tell me how, how can I stay here with you

Somebody help me

[Chorus]

Take me to the river and wash me down

Take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

Take me to the river and wash me down

Yeah, take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

Take me to the river and wash me down

Just take me to the river and put my feet back on the ground

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