Chords for Dave Alvin - "Beautiful City 'Cross The River"
Tempo:
127.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Am
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] Oh what a [Em] [A] beautiful city, oh what a beautiful song, what a beautiful cross
[Dbm] [E] the river.
[A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[D] [A]
Bless me father for I have sinned, my last confession was well God knows when.
I'm a thief and a liar, I use your name in vain, but now I'm in some trouble that's kind of hard to explain.
[D] And I need your help and [C] I pray that [A] you'll consider [D] [Am] helping
[E] me over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[Em] [D] [A]
[Am]
[A] I got nothing to hide, cause I can't fool you, I've done some things that I shouldn't do.
I lost my faith time and time again, ran from my family and turned my back on my [D] friends until my world [C] is just cold, [A] dark and bitter.
[D] [Am]
[E] But I could walk and walk sunshine [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Eb] [Am]
[G]
[Ab] [A]
I've never had money, not enough anyway, never got a break, I struggled day to day.
And then I met this girl down in Tennessee, and for a few dollars she was real kind to me, [D] but she wanted things [C] that I [A] couldn't give her.
[D] [Am]
[D] But [E] I'll be rich as any king [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D]
[A] [Gb] [Ab]
[A] [Am]
[D] [G]
[Am] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [Am] [Em]
[Am]
I didn't hurt [A] no one, didn't fire a gun, just stole what I could and then I began to run.
Drove three long days straight to El Paso with a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico.
[D] Now all I'm asking [C] is that you [Am] will deliver me
[E] over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[Ab] [Am] [D] [Am] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[Dbm] [E] the river.
[A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[D] [A]
Bless me father for I have sinned, my last confession was well God knows when.
I'm a thief and a liar, I use your name in vain, but now I'm in some trouble that's kind of hard to explain.
[D] And I need your help and [C] I pray that [A] you'll consider [D] [Am] helping
[E] me over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[Em] [D] [A]
[Am]
[A] I got nothing to hide, cause I can't fool you, I've done some things that I shouldn't do.
I lost my faith time and time again, ran from my family and turned my back on my [D] friends until my world [C] is just cold, [A] dark and bitter.
[D] [Am]
[E] But I could walk and walk sunshine [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Eb] [Am]
[G]
[Ab] [A]
I've never had money, not enough anyway, never got a break, I struggled day to day.
And then I met this girl down in Tennessee, and for a few dollars she was real kind to me, [D] but she wanted things [C] that I [A] couldn't give her.
[D] [Am]
[D] But [E] I'll be rich as any king [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D]
[A] [Gb] [Ab]
[A] [Am]
[D] [G]
[Am] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [Am] [Em]
[Am]
I didn't hurt [A] no one, didn't fire a gun, just stole what I could and then I began to run.
Drove three long days straight to El Paso with a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico.
[D] Now all I'm asking [C] is that you [Am] will deliver me
[E] over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
[D] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[Ab] [Am] [D] [Am] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
Key:
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A
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D
A
Am
[B] _ _ Oh what a [Em] _ [A] beautiful _ city, _ _ oh _ what a _ beautiful song, what a _ beautiful cross _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] the river.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ Bless me father for I have sinned, my last confession was well God knows when.
I'm a thief and a liar, I use your name in vain, but now I'm in some trouble that's kind of hard to explain.
[D] And I need your help and [C] I pray that [A] you'll consider _ [D] [Am] helping _ _
_ [E] me over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I got nothing to hide, cause I can't fool you, I've done some things that I shouldn't do.
I lost my faith time and time again, ran from my family and turned my back on my [D] friends until my world [C] is just cold, [A] dark and bitter.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] But I could walk and walk sunshine [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've never had money, not enough anyway, _ never got a break, I struggled day to day.
And then I met this girl down in Tennessee, and for a few dollars she was real kind to me, [D] but she wanted things [C] that _ I [A] couldn't give her.
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[D] But [E] I'll be rich as any king [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I didn't hurt [A] no one, didn't fire a gun, _ just stole what I could and then I began to run.
Drove three long days straight to El Paso with a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico.
[D] Now all I'm asking _ [C] is that you [Am] will deliver _ me _ _
_ [E] over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] the river.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ Bless me father for I have sinned, my last confession was well God knows when.
I'm a thief and a liar, I use your name in vain, but now I'm in some trouble that's kind of hard to explain.
[D] And I need your help and [C] I pray that [A] you'll consider _ [D] [Am] helping _ _
_ [E] me over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I got nothing to hide, cause I can't fool you, I've done some things that I shouldn't do.
I lost my faith time and time again, ran from my family and turned my back on my [D] friends until my world [C] is just cold, [A] dark and bitter.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] But I could walk and walk sunshine [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've never had money, not enough anyway, _ never got a break, I struggled day to day.
And then I met this girl down in Tennessee, and for a few dollars she was real kind to me, [D] but she wanted things [C] that _ I [A] couldn't give her.
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[D] But [E] I'll be rich as any king [D] in that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I didn't hurt [A] no one, didn't fire a gun, _ just stole what I could and then I began to run.
Drove three long days straight to El Paso with a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico.
[D] Now all I'm asking _ [C] is that you [Am] will deliver _ me _ _
_ [E] over the borderline [D] to that [C] beautiful city [A] cross the river. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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