gentle river
preformed by : alison krauss
album : too late to cry
standard tuning
A 0 0 2 2 2 0
Bm 2 2 4 4 3 0 ( barred )
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
D x 0 0 2 3 2
D7 x 0 0 2 1 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
D4 x 4 0 2 3 2
D2 x 2 0 2 3 2
D0 x 0 0 2 3 2
for each of the chords , play the bass note of each for the first beat . for D and D7 ,
play the open D , not the open A
for the first phrase of the chorus and instrumental break , walk down the a string for
the bass notes ( i use my pink finger ) . they are represented as D4 , D2 and D0
intro riff
E – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – |
intro chords
D A Bm D7
G A
D A Bm D7
G A D C
D A Bm D7
i’ve lived A life full of sorrow
G A
with no where to run or to hide
D A Bm D7
happiness you’ll see is borrowed
G A D
all i want is you by my side
D D D4 D2 D0 G
gentle river take me away
A D
to the time of happier days
D D4 Bm G
all i need is love and company
D A D C D
gentle river bring him back to me
instrumental break
D D4 D2 D0 G G
A D C D A
D A Bm D7
you can spend all your time a’cryin
G A
listen here i don’t need your sympathy
D A Bm D7
cause i’ve made my life to live it
G A D
all i need is you here with me . . .
D D D4 D2 D0 G
gentle river take me away
A D
to the time of happier days
D D4 Bm G
all i need is love and company
D A D C D
gentle river bring him back to me
D A D C
G D
gentle river bring em’ back to . . . me
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