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Riverwide

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Capo on 2nd Fret
  Em11
 E-0-
 B-3-
 G-0-
 D-4-
 A-5-
 E-5-
Riff 1 = D - C - A
AI spent a year in the Dsus2mouth of a whale
       Em11           Dsus2  A  
With a flame and a book of signs.
You'll never know how Dsus2hard I've failed
          Em11        Dsus2  A  
Trying to make up for lost time.
AOnce I believed in Dsus2things unseen
      Em11           A  
I was blinded by the dark
Out of the multiDsus2tude to me,
   Em11         Dsus2  A  
He came and broke my heart
         Em11             Dsus2  A  
When the dust in the field has flown,
        Em11              Dsus2  A  
And the youngest of hearts has grown,
        Em11               Dsus2  
And you doubt you will ever be free,
Riff1             Riff1
ARiver is wide and Dsus2oh so deep,
       Em11        Dsus2  A  
And it winds and winds around
I dream we're happy Dsus2in my sleep,
         Em11         Dsus2  A  
Floating down and down and down
        Em11               Dsus2  A  
And the tide rushes by where we stand,
         Em11                Dsus2  A  
And the earth underneath turns to sand,
          Em11             Dsus2  
And we're waiting for someone to see,
Riff1               Riff1
ATell ma I Dsus2loved the man
     Em11           Dsus2  A  
Even though I turned and ran
Lovely and fine I Dsus2could have been
Em11                      Dsus2  A  
Laying down in the palm of his hand
Em11                      Dsus2  A  
Laying down in the palm of his hand
Em11                      Dsus2  A  
Laying down in the palm of his hand
Em11                       Dsus2  A  
Staying down in the palm of his hand
       Em11                Dsus2  A  
In the morning you wait for the sun,
        Dsus2Em11          A  
And secretly hope it won't come,
           Dsus2Em11     Dsus2  
But time washes everyone clean,
              Riff1
Riff1             Riff1
Riff1             Riff1
Riff1

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Riverwide

by Sheryl Crow

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Capo on 2nd Fret

Em11

-0-

-3-

-0-

-4-

-5-

Riff 1 = D - C - A

A Dsus2

I spent a year in the mouth of a whale

Dsus2 A

Em11

With a flame and a book of signs.

Dsus2

You'll never know how hard I've failed

Dsus2 A

Em11

Trying to make up for lost time.

A Dsus2

Once I believed in things unseen

Em11

I was blinded by the dark

Dsus2

Out of the multitude to me,

Dsus2 A

Em11

He came and broke my heart

Dsus2 A

Em11

When the dust in the field has flown,

Dsus2 A

Em11

And the youngest of hearts has grown,

Dsus2

Em11

And you doubt you will ever be free,

Riff1 Riff1

A Dsus2

River is wide and oh so deep,

Dsus2 A

Em11

And it winds and winds around

Dsus2

I dream we're happy in my sleep,

Dsus2 A

Em11

Floating down and down and down

Dsus2 A

Em11

And the tide rushes by where we stand,

Dsus2 A

Em11

And the earth underneath turns to sand,

Dsus2

Em11

And we're waiting for someone to see,

Riff1 Riff1

A Dsus2

Tell ma I loved the man

Dsus2 A

Em11

Even though I turned and ran

Dsus2

Lovely and fine I could have been

Dsus2 A

Em11

Laying down in the palm of his hand

Dsus2 A

Em11

Laying down in the palm of his hand

Dsus2 A

Em11

Laying down in the palm of his hand

Dsus2 A

Em11

Staying down in the palm of his hand

Dsus2 A

Em11

In the morning you wait for the sun,

Dsus2 A

Em11

And secretly hope it won't come,

Dsus2 Dsus2

Em11

But time washes everyone clean,

Riff1

Riff1 Riff1

Riff1

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