The River Chords by Brian Doerksen

Tempo:
68.925 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Bb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brian Doerksen -  The river chords
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[F] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] I [Bb] am going, [F]
bringing sins I cannot [C] bear.
[F] Come and cleanse me, come [Bb] forgive me.
[F]
Lord, I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
Precious Jesus, [Bb] I am ready to [F] surrender every [C] care.
[F] Take my hand now, [Bb] lead me closer.
Lord, [F] I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
In these waters, [Bb] healing mercy [F] flows with freedom from [C] despair.
And [F] I am going [Bb] [F] to [Gm] that [Bb] river.
[F] Lord, I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
Precious Jesus, I [Bb] am ready to [F] surrender every [C] care.
Take [F] my hand now, lead [Bb] me closer.
Lord, [F] I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
[Gm]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] [F] Come [C] [Dm]
[G] and join us in [C] the river.
[G] Come find life beyond compare.
He is calling, He [C] is waiting.
[G] Jesus wants [D] to meet us all [G] there.
Precious Jesus, I [C] am ready to [G] surrender every [D] care.
Take [G] my hand now, lead [C] me closer.
Lord, [G] I need [D] to meet you [G] there.
Take my hand now, lead [C] me closer.
Lord, [G] I need to [D] meet you [G] there.
[Bm] [G] [D] [G] [G]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Brian Doerksen - The River chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, F, C, F, D, G, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 34 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 69. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ I [Bb] am going, _ [F]
bringing sins I cannot [C] bear. _
[F] Come and cleanse me, come [Bb] forgive me.
[F]
Lord, I need [C] to meet you [F] _ there.
Precious Jesus, _ [Bb] I am ready to [F] surrender every [C] care. _
[F] Take my hand now, [Bb] lead me closer.
Lord, [F] I need [C] to meet you [F] _ _ there.
_ _ In these waters, _ [Bb] healing mercy _ [F] flows with freedom from [C] despair.
_ And [F] I am going [Bb] [F] to [Gm] that [Bb] river.
[F] Lord, I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
_ Precious Jesus, I [Bb] am ready to [F] surrender every [C] care.
Take [F] my hand now, lead [Bb] me closer.
Lord, [F] I need [C] to meet you [F] there.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Come [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[G] and join us in [C] the river.
[G] Come find life beyond _ compare.
He is calling, He [C] is waiting. _
[G] Jesus wants [D] to meet us all [G] there. _ _
Precious Jesus, I [C] am ready to [G] surrender every [D] _ care.
Take [G] my hand now, lead [C] me closer.
Lord, [G] I need [D] to meet you [G] there.
_ Take my hand now, lead [C] me closer.
Lord, [G] I need to [D] meet you [G] there.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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