The River Hymn chords by The Band
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Intro 1
(A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (F sharp minor) (G major) (B minor) (A major) (E minor) (B minor) (A major) (B minor) (G major) (D major) (Asus4) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
The (G major)
ladies would put the (D major) basket (A major) s on the table (B minor) (C sharp minor) (D major)
And the men would (Asus4) sit beneath
a (B minor) shady tree (E minor) (D major) (G major)
The children (A major) would listen
to a (B minor) fable (A major) (G major)
While something (D major) else came through (E major) to me
(B minor) The (D major) river got (G major) no end,
(D major) (G major) (B minor) just roll (D major) around (G major) the bend (D major) (G major)
Then (D major) pretty soon (G major) the wo
(D major) men would all (G major) join in (D major)
On (G major) the river hymn
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Verse 2
(D major) The whole (A major) congregation was
standing on the (D major) banks of the river
(A major) We are gathered here to give a
little (D major) thanks (A major) thanks (D major)
The voice (G major) of the (D major) rapids will (B minor) echo (C sharp minor) (D major)
And rico (Asus4) chet (A major) like an old
(B minor) water well (E minor) (D major) (G major)
Who d (D major) ever (A major) want to let (B minor) go (G major)
Once you sit (D major) beneath its (E major) spell
(B minor) It's (D major) dark and wide (G major) and deep (D major) ,
(G major) (B minor) to (D major) wards the sea (G major) it creeps
(D major) (G major) I'm (D major) so glad I (G major) brought
along (D major) my (G major) mandolin (D major)
(G major) To play the river hymn
(D major) (B minor)
Verse 3
(E major)
You can ride on it or drink it (A major) (D major)
Poison it or dam it (E major) (A major)
Fish in it and wash in it (D major) (G major)
Swim in it and you can (A major) die in it
(B minor) Run, you river, (D major) run (A major) (D major)
(G major) Son, (A major) you ain't (D major) never seen (B minor) yourself
(C sharp minor)
Verse 4
(D major)
No crystal mir (Asus4) ror (G major) can (Asus4) show it (B minor) clear,
come over (E minor) here instead (D major)
Son, (G major) (D major) you ain't never eased (B minor)
yourself (A major) (G major)
'Til you laid it down (D major) in a river bed (E major)
(B minor) If you (D major) hear a lone (G major) some drone, (D major)
(G major) it's as (D major) common as (G major) a stone (D major)
(B minor) And (G major) gets louder (D major) (G major) as the day (D major)
(G major) grows dim (D major) (G major)
Verse 5
That's the river hymn
(D major) The whole (A major) congregation was
standing on the (D major) banks of the river
(A major) We are gathered here to give a
little (Asus4) (D major) thanks (A major) thanks
(D major)
The River Hymn
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