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The River

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[Intro]
A7
[Verse 1]
Well come Aon, you weak of knees
Afraid A7of the thought poAsus/F#lice
You who sFmaj7ay our generation is forsAaken
Get out oAf your clouds of weed
Get out A7of your time macAsus/F#hines
You can sFmaj7ay that the sleeper has aAwakened
[Chorus]
G G/F# G G/F#
   AYou gotta scream and shGouG/F#tG  G/F#  
   DIf you're gonna work this out
   FChange comes when the water falls
I've been waitDing so long for you down by the river
A7
[Verse 2]
Well the wAalls are closing in
And your heA7ad's in constant sAsus/F#pin
And the pFmaj7ain in your eyes I do compreA7hend
Don't beliAeve celebrities
A7The money-suckin MAsus/F#Ps
The deFmaj7vice in your hands, imitation AbeA7auty
[Chorus]
G G/F# G G/F#
   AYou gotta scream and shGouG/F#tG  G/F#  
   DIf you're gonna work this out
   FChange comes when the water falls
I've been waitDing so long for you down by the river
 A   A7   Asus/F#    Fmaj7X8
[Bridge]
LAick your lips like a prize fighter
SD/F#urely you can take a punch
Your kFnuckles can't get no whiter
They're goD/F#nna you for lunch, boy
So come Aon
[Outro]
G G/F# G G/F#
   AYou gotta scream and shGouG/F#tG  G/F#  
   DIf you're gonna work this out
   FChange comes when the water falls
I've been waitDing so long for you down by the river

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The River

by Liam Gallagher

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus/F#

Fmaj7

G/F#

D/F#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Well come on, you weak of knees

A7 Asus/F#

Afraid of the thought police

Fmaj7 A

You who say our generation is forsaken

Get out of your clouds of weed

A7 Asus/F#

Get out of your time machines

Fmaj7 A

You can say that the sleeper has awakened

[Chorus]

G G/F# G G/F#

A G G/F# G G/F#

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting so long for you down by the river

[Verse 2]

Well the walls are closing in

A7 Asus/F#

And your head's in constant spin

Fmaj7 A7

And the pain in your eyes I do comprehend

Don't believe celebrities

A7 Asus/F#

The money-suckin MPs

Fmaj7 A A7

The device in your hands, imitation beauty

[Chorus]

G G/F# G G/F#

A G G/F# G G/F#

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting so long for you down by the river

A A7 Asus/F# Fmaj7

[Bridge]

Lick your lips like a prize fighter

D/F#

Surely you can take a punch

Your knuckles can't get no whiter

D/F#

They're gonna you for lunch, boy

So come on

[Outro]

G G/F# G G/F#

A G G/F# G G/F#

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting so long for you down by the river

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