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River's Gonna Rise chords by
David Baerwald
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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God ain't in his heaven
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Dm
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Something ain't right
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I hear church bells ringing
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In the middle of the night
Verse 2
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They're dragging a man

by his insides
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Through the broad daylight

Thieves have their season, yeah
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But it's getting on midnight
Verse 3
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F
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Dm
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And the river's gonna rise
Em
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Gonna rise
F
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C
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There'll be dancing in the street
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When the river done rise
Verse 4
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Cold wind is blowing
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Flags flapping much too slow
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The monkey men sell paradise
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To the girls from Tupelo
Verse 5
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Black shirted boys in the badlands
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Play machine gun rodeo
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The downtown missions packed too tight
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With folks that got nowhere to go
Verse 6
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Dm
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But the river's gonna rise
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Gonna rise
F
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There'll be dancing in
Gsus4
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C
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the street
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When the river done rise
Verse 7
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River's gonna rise
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Gonna rise
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There'll be dancing in
Gsus4
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C
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the street
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River, when the river done rise
Interlude 1
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Verse 8
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God ain't in his heaven
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Something ain't right
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The TV newsman smiles and says
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"The curfew starts tonight"
Verse 9
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They're killing a man from the inside
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In the broad daylight
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While the propped up

puppet wags his head
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And watches all the proud things die
Verse 10
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But the river's gonna rise
Em
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Gonna rise
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There'll be dancing in
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C
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the street
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Am
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When the river done rise
Verse 11
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River's gonna rise
Em
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Gonna rise
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There'll be dancing in
Gsus4
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the street
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When the river done rise
Verse 12
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River's gonna rise
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Gonna rise
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There'll be dancing in
Gsus4
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C
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the street
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When the river done rise
Outro 1
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Chords

  • Am

  • F

  • Dm

  • Em

  • C

  • Gsus4

  • G

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The original key of River's Gonna Rise by David Baerwald is A minor.

The primary chords used in River's Gonna Rise are Am, F, Dm, Em, C, Gsus4.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, F, Dm, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of River's Gonna Rise is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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