Take Me To The River Chords by Foghat

Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

G

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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FOGHAT - Take Me To The River chords
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[E]
[D] [E] [G]
[E] [D] [E] [G]
[E] [D] [E] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [E]
I don't know why I love you like I do.
After all the things that you put me through.
You stole my money and my cigarettes.
I haven't seen why I should forget.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell me.
[D]
I'd [A] love to stay.
[D]
[A] [E] Take me to the river, wash me down.
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground.
[D] [E] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [A] [E]
She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had.
Love is a notion that [G] I never get.
[E]
My sweet sixteen, I will never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me.
[D]
I'd love [A] to stay.
[D] [Em]
[A] [E] Take me to the river,
[G] [E] wash me down.
[Bm] [E] Please my soul, put my feet on the ground.
[D]
[E] [D] [E] [C#m]
Hold [A] me, [C#m] love me, [A] please me, squeeze [G] me.
Oh, till [B] I can, till I can, till I can.
Take no [E] more.
Take me to the river.
[G] [E] Wash me down.
[G] [E] Please my soul.
Put my feet on the ground.
[D]
[E] [C#m]
[A] [C] [C#m] [A]
[G]
[B]
[E] Take me to the river, wash me down.
Please my soul.
Put my feet on the ground.
[D] [G] [E]
Take me, [D] take me, [E] take me [A] [E]
[G] to [E]
[D] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[Em] the river.
[C]
[G] [D]
[A] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] [Em]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [Em]
[E] [D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[D] [Em]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Foghat - (2016 Remaster) Take Me To The River chords, Practice these chords sequence - E, G, E, D and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 63 BPM and then match the original tempo of 127 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
I don't know why I love you like I do.
After all the things that you put me through. _
You stole my money and my _ cigarettes.
I haven't seen why I should forget.
[C] I want to know, [G] won't you tell me.
_ [D] _
_ I'd [A] love to stay.
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] Take me to the river, _ _ _ wash me down.
_ _ _ Please my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground. _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ She treated me so bad.
After all the things that we could have had. _
Love is a notion that [G] I never get.
_ [E]
My sweet sixteen, I will never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me.
_ _ [D] _
_ I'd love [A] to stay.
[D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [E] Take me to the river, _
[G] _ _ _ [E] wash me down. _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ Please my soul, _ _ put my feet on the ground.
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _
_ Hold [A] me, _ [C#m] love me, _ [A] please me, _ squeeze [G] me.
Oh, till [B] I can, till I can, _ till I can. _ _
Take no [E] more.
Take me to the river. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] Wash me down. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] Please my soul.
_ _ Put my feet on the ground.
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Take me to the river, _ _ _ _ wash me down. _ _ _ _
Please my soul.
_ Put my feet on the ground.
[D] _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take me, [D] take me, [E] take me [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ to _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] the river.
[C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Mabon Hodges and Al Green.

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