River chords by Tom Gregory (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Cut me deep, I can't get no sleep

And I'm rollin' by the river

Tryna get back on my feet

Verse 1
Cm 
Eb 
Goddamn, you woke up the ghost in me
Bb 
And now I need a minute to breathe
F 
'Cause I'm losing my self control (Ooh)
Cm 
That's right,
Eb 
I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve
Bb 
That don't mean that I want it to bleed
F 
But I'm walkin' down your road (Ooh)

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Pre-chorus 1

Oh me, oh my

I've been thinkin' that I'm alright

Now I'm realizin' I'm blind

And I need to open my eyes

Oh me, oh my

I've been swimmin' against the tide

Oh, I have (Oh, I have)

Chorus 1
And now I feel it
Cm 
Eb 
Cut me deep, I can't get no sleep
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
And you still cut me deep
Eb 
And I'm on  my knees
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
Eb 
You still cut me deep, I can't get no sleep
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
You still cut me deep
Eb 
'Cause I'm on  my knees
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
F 
(Ooh...)

Verse 2
Cm 
Eb 
Goddamn, woke up in a reverie
Bb 
Your love's taken ahold on me
F 
As the silence comes and goes (Ooh)
Cm 
Was it something that I said
Eb 
That you let get inside your head?
Bb 
That made you want me
F 
Then made you cold? (Ooh)

Pre-chorus 2
Cm 
Oh me, oh my
Eb 
I've been thinkin' that I'm alright
Bb 
Now I'm realizin' I'm blind
F 
And I need to open my eyes
Cm 
Oh me, oh my
Eb 
I've been swimmin' against the tide
Bb 
Oh, I have (Oh, I have)
And now I feel it
(How can I cry when the river runs dry?)

Chorus 2
Cm 
Eb 
You still cut me deep, I can't get no sleep
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
And you still cut me deep
Eb 
'Cause I'm on  my knees
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet

Bridge 1

Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

Can you feel it rollin' by the river?

Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

Can you feel it rollin' by the river?

Chorus 3
Cm 
Eb 
You still cut me deep, I can't get no sleep
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
You still cut me deep
Eb 
And I'm on  my knees
Bb 
And I'm rollin' by the river
F 
Tryna get back on my feet
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
F 
(Ooh...)

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C minorBPM: 111

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of River by Tom Gregory, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It suits players who want to learn River the way Tom Gregory intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.