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River Of Tears

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Artist: Alessia Cara
Song: River of Tears
Album: Know-It-All
I'm a little unsure of the Bridge so if anybody has a way to improve it let me know!
Capo: 1
F/CF     F5/CF5
 & , and  &  are interchangeable
Personally I just find it easier to not play the low E string so I use F/C and F5/C.
Dm
    |xx0231|
F/C            F
   |x33211| or   |133211|
F5/C          F5
  |x33011| or  |133011|
C
     |x32010|
[Intro]
Dm  F  F5  C
[Verse]
Dm                             F
Still got the flowers that you sent
        F5                               C
And the note you wrote that said we were meant, to be forever
Dm                    F
I keep them all as evidence
     F5                                   C
In a drawer under the mirror, filled with empty promises
Dm
I don't know why, I keep
F
Letting you lie to me
F5
Hard as I try, it seems
C
I can't break away
               Dm
I thought that you would be the hero
          F
Come and save the day
                    F5
But you're a villain
                    C
Your sins unforgiven
[Chorus]
             Dm                              F
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
                  F5                       C
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
              Dm                               F
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
                 F5                  C
The river of tears has washed me clean
Dm                         F
 Go 'head and wish me well, I'll cry a wishing well
F5                      C
 I'll fly before I fail, I'll set sail and drift away
Dm                        F
 So I won't need you here, Love sinks and hope floats
F5                   C
 In a river of tears, In a river of tears
[Verse 2]
Dm                          F
I catch your scent in every wind
        F5                               C
And I recall the love we had, I can't pretend
     Dm                             F
That I don't miss you every now and then
        F5
But the hurt is for the better
       C
Moving on, it's now or never
Dm                            F
Lost in the tide, I can't keep my pillows dry
               F5
Like there's a sea in my eyes
         C
I realize that sometimes 
                      Dm
love brings you flowers
                          F
Then it builds you coffins
                 F5
And far too often
                 C
We end up falling to our demise
[Chorus]
             Dm                              F
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
                  F5                       C
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
              Dm                               F
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
                 F5                  C
The river of tears has washed me clean
Dm                         F
 Go 'head and wish me well, I'll cry a wishing well
F5                      C
 I'll fly before I fail, I'll set sail and drift away
Dm                        F
 So I won't need you here, Love sinks and hope floats
F5                   C
 In a river of tears, In a river of tears
[Bridge]
F5                       F                 F5   C
Cry me a river, build myself a bridge, I'm over this
F5
 Can't let memories become the death of me, I'm glad to see
F
 Everything that you are
C                          F
 And I believe that you are everything I needed
                        F5
But I don't need no more
[Chorus]
             Dm                              F
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
                  F5                       C
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
              Dm                               F
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
                 F5                  C
The river of tears has washed me clean
Dm                         F
 Go 'head and wish me well, I'll cry a wishing well
F5                      C
 I'll fly before I fail, I'll set sail and drift away
Dm                        F
 So I won't need you here, Love sinks and hope floats
F5                   C
 In a river of tears, In a river of tears
Hope you like it!

River Of Tears chords and lyrics

Free chords for River Of Tears by Alessia Cara. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Artist: Alessia Cara
Song: River of Tears
Album: Know-It-All
I'm a little unsure of the Bridge so if anybody has a way to improve it let me know!
Capo: 1
Dm    |xx0231|
F/C   |x33211| or F  |133211|
F5/C  |x33011| or F5 |133011|
C     |x32010|
[Intro]
Dm  F  F5  C
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Hope you like it!

River Of Tears Chords by Alessia Cara

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