The River chords by
Mirah

N/A•

Key: G major•

Intro 1

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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Skies went dark,

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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got hard to see my body all stretched out.

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Ter rit ory to touch and make

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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a path to lead you down.

D

D

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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If I could hold the wildest winds from

D

D

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C

C

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blasting through my house,

D

D

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Then I could shine a beacon whether floats,

D

D

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C

C

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fine, yes, or drowns.

Verse 2

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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But there was no heat,

Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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it all had been extinguished,

C

C

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Snuffed right out.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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That was not the way I meant to

Em

Em

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B

B

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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disappoint the crowd.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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If you want my center,

C

C

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Em

Em

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please don't slice so much around.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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And if you won't be having me,

C

C

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Em

Em

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B

B

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watch the sorrow shake my mouth.

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 3

A

A

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Em

Em

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And you don't want to hurt me,

G

G

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A

A

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B

B

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C

C

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But you don't want to need me,

G

G

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A

A

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B

B

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Em

Em

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So how can you receive me?

B

B

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A

A

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Verse 4

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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Take a seat, don't grieving be,

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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let's settle this all out,

D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Em

Em

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Then one by one I'll take these from

D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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the caverns of my mouth.

G

G

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The teeth who mash and teeth who

C

C

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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make my tender muscles shout

Am

Am

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G

G

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Em

Em

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A last goodbye to lose what once

D

D

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I'd never known without.

C

C

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And

Verse 5

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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in my mind, the river runs a

straight line through the town,

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Never bending,

C

C

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Em

Em

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B

B

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C

C

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only sending stuff from north to south.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Under bridges,

Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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fishes wear the currents like a gown.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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And I will swallow crookedness,

Em

Em

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B

B

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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not let it drag me down.

A

A

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Afraid that if I cut you

Verse 6

Em

Em

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loose,

G

G

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A

A

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B

B

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C

C

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You'd never again want me to

G

G

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A

A

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Em

Em

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Embrace you in your solitude.

Verse 7

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Now in our eyes,

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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we both still find the perfect place to rest.

Am

Am

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G

G

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Em

Em

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We'll unfold wings and fly a while,

D

D

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C

C

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before the next caress.

D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Em

Em

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The atmosphere will hold us dear

D

D

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C

C

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and teach us how it's best

Am

Am

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G

G

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Em

Em

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To both feel free and satisfied,

D

D

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C

C

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our two souls will be blessed.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Before my eyes, the fire

Verse 8

C

C

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Em

Em

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flies they make the night sky low.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Captured by the sounds of all the horns

B

B

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C

C

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that the frogs blow.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Through tears so thick,

Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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like glue they drip and build a castle slow.

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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I can see you saved for me the

Em

Em

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B

B

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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sweetness that still glows.

A

A

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And though you're still my

Verse 9

Em

Em

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Her cules,

G

G

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A

A

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Neptune's the one

B

B

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C

C

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who's taken me.

G

G

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A

A

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Come on, lay that strength

Em

Em

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upon my sea.

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 10

G

G

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Steady the string an d snap

C

C

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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it down the dust gets in my face.

D

D

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Am

Am

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G

G

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A borderline to not cross,

C

C

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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mind our manners, keep in place.

D

D

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Still, I recall you once extended

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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me with handsome haste,

D

D

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G

G

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Em

Em

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A rope to climb, to call all mine,

D

D

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C

C

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to ascend you with grace.

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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Am

Am

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Now we will burn the fog

Verse 11

C

C

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away,

Em

Em

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our hearts are like the sun.

Cm

Cm

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Bb

Bb

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Am

Am

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C

C

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We moved it now, that's a way down

Em

Em

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B

B

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D

D

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and though the change was rough,

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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We'll find our lives are kinder

C

C

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Em

Em

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without complications of

Cm

Cm

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Bb

Bb

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Am

Am

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C

C

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The fear in me that had taken seed

Em

Em

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B

B

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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and crowded out the love.

D

D

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I

Verse 12

G

G

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A

A

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Em

Em

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want you and I let you go

G

G

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A

A

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Though we can still walk

B

B

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C

C

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on the same road.

G

G

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A

A

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Em

Em

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If we don't try it, we'll never know.

Outro 1

D

D

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Chords

Am
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Em
G
D
Cm
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Gm
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The River by Mirah is G major.

The primary chords used in The River are Am, C, Em, G, D, Cm.

No capo is required for this song.

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

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