Chords for Christie - Yellow River (Official Video)

Tempo:
128.4 bpm
Chords used:

G#m

B

E

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Christie - Yellow River (Official Video) chords
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[E]
Oh I'm going [G#m] to get my papers, [C#m] get my papers, [G#m] get my papers,
[C#m] so pack my bags, [F#m] there I'll be on my way.
[B] Yellow River, [E] put my guns [G#m] out, the war is won,
[C#m] build my plans [G#m] out, the time has come,
[C#m] I'm going back [F#m] to the place that I love.
[B]
Yellow River, [E] Yellow River, Yellow River,
[G#m] this is my time, [B]
and I,
[E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my time,
[B] this is my love.
[C#m] I'm going to make [B] the temple of my blues,
[F#m] going out to the fire to [B] see if it only needs the blues,
[C#m] and Yellow River, [A] [E] comes by,
[G#m] this is my time, [C#m] I'm so glad,
[G#m] it's the end of the night, [C#m] and nothing's [F#m] wrong,
so I'm [B] going back to Yellow River.
[E] I remember [G#m] the nights were blue,
[C#m] I can still [G#m] see the water,
[C#m] and I remember [F#m] the love.
[B]
Yellow River, [E] Yellow River, Yellow River,
[G#m] this is my time, [B]
and I,
[E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my love,
[B]
this is the place I love.
[C#m] I'm going to [B] make the temple of my [F#m] blues,
going out to the fire to [B] see if it only needs the blues,
[C#m] and Yellow River,
[C#] [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my time, and I,
[G] [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my love,
[B]
this is the place I love.
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[A] [E]
Key:  
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
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To learn Christie - Yellow River chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, G#m, B, E, F#m, B, G#m, C#m, B, F#m, B and C#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 128 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh I'm going [G#m] to get my papers, [C#m] get my papers, [G#m] get my papers,
[C#m] so pack my bags, [F#m] there I'll be on my way.
[B] Yellow River, _ _ _ [E] put my guns [G#m] out, the war is won,
_ [C#m] build my plans [G#m] out, the time has come,
[C#m] I'm going back [F#m] to the place that I love.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yellow River, [E] Yellow River, Yellow River,
[G#m] this is my time, [B]
and I,
_ [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my time,
[B] this is my love.
[C#m] _ I'm going to make [B] the temple of my blues,
[F#m] going out to the fire to [B] see if it only needs the blues,
[C#m] and Yellow _ River, _ [A] _ _ [E] _ comes by,
[G#m] this is my time, [C#m] I'm so glad,
[G#m] it's the end of the night, [C#m] and nothing's [F#m] wrong,
so I'm [B] going back to Yellow River. _
_ _ _ [E] I remember [G#m] the nights were blue,
[C#m] I can still [G#m] see the water,
_ _ [C#m] and I remember [F#m] the love.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yellow River, [E] Yellow River, Yellow River,
[G#m] this is my time, [B]
and I,
_ [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my love,
[B]
this is the place I love.
[C#m] _ I'm going to [B] make the temple of my [F#m] blues,
going out to the fire to [B] see if it only needs the blues,
[C#m] and Yellow River, _
_ [C#] _ _ [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my time, and I,
_ [G] _ [E] Yellow River, Yellow River, [G#m] this is my love,
[B]
this is the place I love.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Jeff Christie.

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