Chords for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The River (Live in Glastonbury, 2009)

Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The River (Live in Glastonbury, 2009) chords
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[Em]
[G] [Dm]
[D] [G] [A]
[Am] [G] [C]
I [E] come from down [G] in the valley where I'm [D] mister when you're [C] young [G] they [E] bring [Em] you up to do
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [F#] [Em]
[Am] [A]
[G] [C]
we [E] go [Em] down to the [C] river [D] and to the river [G] we dive [Bm] [Em]
down to [C] the river
[D] we ride [C] I [G] [Em] got married [G] pregnant [D] and then it was all [C] true for [Em] my [G] 19th birthday I got a [C] union card and a wedding [G] coat
we [C] went down to the courthouse [G] and the judge put it [D] all to [Em] rest [Am] no wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
[G] no flowers no wedding [C] dress that night we [Em] went down to [C] the river and [D] into the river [G] we dive
[Em]
down to the [C] river we'd [D] rise well [C] [Em]
[G] [D]
[C] [Em]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Em] [Am]
[G]
[C]
[G] [Em] I got a job working [G] construction for [D] the Johnstown [C] Company
[Em] lately there ain't [G] been much work on [C] account of the [G] economy
now [C] all those things that seem so important oh [G] they vanish [Bm] right into the [Em] air
I [Am] act like I don't remember Mary [G] acts like she don't [C] care but I [Em] remember as the wrath
see [G] my brother's car her [D] body tan and went down [C] at the reservoir
[Em] bed night on those bikes [G] I'm away and [C] work clothes just to feel each [G] breast she'd take
how [C] those memories come back to haunt me yeah [G] they haunt me [D] like a [Em] curse
[Am] there's a dream of life I don't control [G] where is it something [C] worse
sends me [Em] down to [C] the river oh [D] I know the river [G] is dry
[Bm] sends [Em] me down to [C] the river [D] to the [Am]
[C] river
[Em] down to [C] the river
[D] why baby [G] did I [Bm] [Em] go down to [C] the river [D] we'd rise
[C]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
oh
[D] [G] [Em] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Em] [C]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
[Em] [C]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[D]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[Em]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000) The River chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, Em, C, D, Em, G, Bm and Em. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 115. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [E] come from down [G] in the valley _ where I'm [D] mister when you're [C] young [G] they [E] bring [Em] you up to do
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ we [E] go [Em] down to the [C] river _ _ [D] and to the river [G] we dive _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
down to [C] the river
_ [D] we ride _ [C] I _ _ [G] _ [Em] got married [G] pregnant _ [D] and then it was all [C] true _ for [Em] my _ [G] 19th birthday I got a [C] union card and a wedding [G] coat
we [C] went down to the courthouse [G] and the judge put it [D] all to [Em] rest _ _ [Am] no wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
[G] no flowers no wedding [C] dress that night we [Em] went down to [C] the river and _ [D] into the river [G] we dive
_ _ [Em] _
down to the [C] river _ we'd [D] rise well [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] [Em] I got a job working [G] construction for [D] the Johnstown [C] Company _
_ _ [Em] lately there ain't [G] been much work on [C] account of the [G] economy _
now [C] all those things that seem so important _ oh [G] they vanish [Bm] right into the [Em] air _
I [Am] act like I don't remember _ Mary [G] acts like she don't [C] care but I [Em] remember as the wrath
see [G] my brother's car her [D] body tan and went down [C] at the reservoir
_ [Em] bed night on those bikes [G] I'm away and [C] work clothes just to feel each [G] breast she'd take
how [C] those memories come back to haunt me yeah [G] they haunt me [D] like a [Em] curse _
_ [Am] there's a dream of life I don't control _ [G] where is it something [C] worse _
sends me [Em] down to [C] the river oh [D] I know the river [G] is dry
[Bm] sends [Em] me down to [C] the river [D] to the _ _ [Am] _
[C] river
_ [Em] _ down to [C] the river
[D] why _ baby [G] did I _ [Bm] [Em] go down to [C] the river [D] we'd rise
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
oh
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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This song was written by Bruce Springsteen.

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