The River Hymn chords by The Band
Intro 1
A
D
G
D
F#m
G
Bm
A
Em
Bm
A
Bm
G
D
Asus4
G
D
Verse 1
G
The
D
A
Bm
C#m
D
ladies would put the baskets on the table
Asus4
And the men would sit beneath
Bm
Em
D
G
a shady tree
A
The children would listen
Bm
A
G
to a fable
D
E
While something else came through to me
Bm
D
G
The river got no end,
D
G
Bm
D
G
D
G
just roll around the bend
D
G
Then pretty soon the wo
D
G
D
men would all join in
G
On the river hymn
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
D
A
The whole congregation was
D
standing on the banks of the river
A
We are gathered here to give a
D
A
D
little thanks thanks
G
D
Bm
C#m
D
The voice of the rapids will echo
Asus4
A
And ricochet like an old
Bm
Em
D
G
water well
D
A
Bm
G
Who d ever want to let go
D
E
Once you sit beneath its spell
Bm
D
G
D
It's dark and wide and deep,
G
Bm
D
G
towards the sea it creeps
D
G
D
G
I'm so glad I brought
D
G
D
along my mandolin
G
To play the river hymn
D
Bm
Verse 3
E
A
D
You can ride on it or drink it
E
A
Poison it or dam it
D
G
Fish in it and wash in it
A
Swim in it and you can die in it
Bm
D
A
D
Run, you river, run
G
A
D
Bm
Son, you ain't never seen yourself
C#m
Verse 4
D
Asus4
G
Asus4
Bm
No crystal mirror can show it clear,
Em
D
come over here instead
G
D
Bm
Son, you ain't never eased
A
G
yourself
D
E
'Til you laid it down in a river bed
Bm
D
G
D
If you hear a lonesome drone,
G
D
G
D
it's as common as a stone
Bm
G
D
G
D
And gets louder as the day
G
D
G
grows dim
Verse 5
That's the river hymn
D
A
The whole congregation was
D
standing on the banks of the river
A
We are gathered here to give a
Asus4
D
A
little thanks thanks
D
The River Hymn
The Band
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by The Band
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.9
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users