Take Me To The River chords and lyrics
Free chords for Take Me To The River by Al Green. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Take Me to the River
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ARTIST: Al Green
ALBUM: Al Green Explores Your Mind
YEAR: 1974
tabbed by : pp1pete
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CAPO: 0
TUNING: standard
CHORDS
---INTRO---
E7 Asus A A7 [see A7 in above chart play "1 2 and"]
---VERSE 1---
E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]
I don't know why I love you like I do
---CHORUS---
E7 [ alt A7sus4]
Take me to the river,
---VERSE 2---
E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]
I don't know why she treated me so bad
---Pre CHORUS---
E7 Asus A [x4] [ can mix in E7 A A7 ]
---BRIDGE---
---VERSE 3---
E7 [alternate drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"]
I don't know why I love you like I do
---ENDING---Take Me To The River Chords by Al Green
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