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Take Me To The River

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(Green/Hodges)
Intro:     E7   Asus4    A|x4
E7I don't know why I love you like I dAsus4oA  
E7After all the changes you been putting me thrAsus4oughA  
E7You took my money and my cigarAsus4ettesA  
E7Now I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yAsus4etA  
I wanna knCow, won't you tGell me
DI'm love to stAayA7  
Take me to the rE7iver, wAsus4ash me AdoE7wn
She cAsus4leans Amy sE7oul
Put my fAsus4eet on Athe grE7oundAsus4  A  
I don't know why you treated me so bad
After the things we could have had
Love is emotion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
Oh wanna know, won't you tell me
I'm in love to stay
Take me to the river...
HC#mold me, lAove me
PlC#mease me, tAease me
DTill I cBan't, till I can
Solo: as Intro
I don't know why I love you like I do
After the changes you put me through
The sixteen candles burn on my wall
Then tell me who is the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know, won't you tell me
Are we in love to stay
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Walk me to the water
Walk me to the water
Take me to the river
Just walk me on the water
Walk me on the water
Take me to the river
Take me to the river

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Take Me To The River

by Bryan Ferry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

C#m

(Green/Hodges)

E7 Asus4 A

Intro: |x4

E7 Asus4 A

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

E7 Asus4 A

After all the changes you been putting me through

E7 Asus4 A

You took my money and my cigarettes

E7 Asus4 A

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

C G

I wanna know, won't you tell me

D A A7

I'm love to stay

E7 Asus4 A E7

Take me to the river, wash me down

Asus4 A E7

She cleans my soul

Asus4 A E7 Asus4 A

Put my feet on the ground

I don't know why you treated me so bad

After the things we could have had

Love is emotion that I can't forget

My sweet sixteen I will never regret

Oh wanna know, won't you tell me

I'm in love to stay

Take me to the river...

C#m A

Hold me, love me

C#m A

Please me, tease me

D B

Till I can't, till I can

Solo: as Intro

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

After the changes you put me through

The sixteen candles burn on my wall

Then tell me who is the biggest fool of them all

I wanna know, won't you tell me

Are we in love to stay

Take me to the river

Walk me to the water

Take me to the river

Just walk me on the water

Walk me on the water

Take me to the river

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