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River Of Tears

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[Intro]
C      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
(add guitar melody)
C      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
C      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
Am     D9     G     F       F
[Verse 1]
  CIt's three miles to the river Fthat would carry me away,
  Dm7And two miles to the dusty street   Gsus4that I Gsaw you on today,
  CIt's four miles to my lonely room Fwhere I'm gonna hide my face,
  Dm7And about half a mile to the downtown bar   Gsus4that I Gran from in disgrace
  AmLord how long have I got to keep on running?
  D9Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
  GAll I know is since you've been gone, 
FFeel like I'm drowning in a river
Drowning in a river of Ctears
Drowning Fin a river
Feel Dm7like I'm drowning, drowning in a Gsus4riverG  
[Instrumental]
C      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
[Verse 2]
  CIn three more days, I leave this town, Fin disappear without a trace,
  Dm7A year from now maybe settle down,   Gsus4where Gno one knows my face,
  CI wish that I could hold you Fone more time to ease the pain,
  Dm7But my times run out and I got to go,   Gsus4got to Grun away again
  AmStill I catch myself thinking 
  D9One day I'll find my way back here
  GAnd you'll save me from drowning,
FDrowning in a river
FDrowning in a river of Ctears
Drowning in a Friver
Feel like I'm Dm7drowning, drowning in a Gsus4river
  GLord how long must it go on?
[Outro]
G      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
C      F      Dm7   Gsus4 G
Am     D9     G
FDrowning in a river
Drowning in a river of Ctears

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River Of Tears

by Eric Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gsus4

[Intro]

C F Dm7 Gsus4 G

(add guitar melody)

C F Dm7 Gsus4 G

Am D9 G F F

[Verse 1]

C F

It's three miles to the river that would carry me away,

Dm7 Gsus4 G

And two miles to the dusty street that I saw you on today,

C F

It's four miles to my lonely room where I'm gonna hide my face,

Dm7 Gsus4 G

And about half a mile to the downtown bar that I ran from in disgrace

Lord how long have I got to keep on running?

Seven hours, seven days or seven years?

All I know is since you've been gone,

Feel like I'm drowning in a river

Drowning in a river of tears

Drowning in a river

Dm7 Gsus4 G

Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river

[Instrumental]

C F Dm7 Gsus4 G

[Verse 2]

C F

In three more days, I leave this town, in disappear without a trace,

Dm7 Gsus4 G

A year from now maybe settle down, where no one knows my face,

C F

I wish that I could hold you one more time to ease the pain,

Dm7 Gsus4 G

But my times run out and I got to go, got to run away again

Still I catch myself thinking

One day I'll find my way back here

And you'll save me from drowning,

Drowning in a river

F C

Drowning in a river of tears

Drowning in a river

Dm7 Gsus4

Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river

Lord how long must it go on?

[Outro]

G F Dm7 Gsus4 G

C F Dm7 Gsus4 G

Am D9 G

Drowning in a river

Drowning in a river of tears

About River Of Tears Chords by Eric Clapton

Learn how to play River Of Tears by Eric Clapton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “River Of Tears chords”, “River Of Tears guitar chords”, or “Eric Clapton River Of Tears chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy River Of Tears chords and for experienced players who want accurate River Of Tears lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Dm7, Gsus4, G, Am.

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The chords for "River Of Tears" show the original chord names (including C, F, Dm7, Gsus4, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.