Chords for Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
Tempo:
70.775 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[A] [Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [F] Many rivers to [Bb] cross, [A] but I can't [Bb] seem to find [C] my [F] way [Gm] over.
[F]
[Bb] Wanderers, [A] as I traveled [Bb] [C] along the [F] wide cliffs of [C] Dover.
[F] Many rivers to cross, [Bb] [A] and it's only [Bb] my will [C]
that [F] keeps me [Dm] alive.
[Bb] [F] I've been washed up for [Bb] years, [A] and I [Bb] merely [D] survive [C]
[Cm] because [F] of my pride.
[Bb]
And the [F] loneliness wouldn't leave me [Bb] alone, [Ab] [Bb]
such a [F] drag to be on your own.
[Bb] My woman [F] laughed and [Em] she didn't [Dm] say why.
[C] [Bb]
Well, I guess [C] I had to try.
[F] Many rivers I've [Bb] crossed, [Db] but just [Bb] where to [F] begin?
Been playing for time.
There'll be time [G] [Bb] [A] [G] for singing [Bb] on coming day.
[C] [F] Some dreadful cry.
Many rivers, [Bb] [A] it was [Bb] so hard to find [Am] [F] my way over.
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
Wanderers, [Bb] [A] as I [Bb] traveled [Fm] along [C] [Fm] the wide cliffs of [Bb] Dover.
But [F] I think I got it now.
Love, love, [Bb] [A] love is my [Gm] foundation.
[C] Wisdom [Bb] is my [F] capital.
[Ab] Struggle is my honor.
[F] Truth [Am] is my [Bb] redeemer.
[A] Sorrow is my [Bb] companion.
[B] [C]
Love is my [F] [C] foundation.
[F] Many [Am] rivers I've [Gm] crossed.
[Gbm] It's been so [Bb] hard to find [C]
my [F] way [Bb] over.
[Cm] [F] Wanderers, [Bb] [A] as I [Bb] traveled along [C] the wide cliffs of [F]
Dover.
[N]
[A] [Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [F] Many rivers to [Bb] cross, [A] but I can't [Bb] seem to find [C] my [F] way [Gm] over.
[F]
[Bb] Wanderers, [A] as I traveled [Bb] [C] along the [F] wide cliffs of [C] Dover.
[F] Many rivers to cross, [Bb] [A] and it's only [Bb] my will [C]
that [F] keeps me [Dm] alive.
[Bb] [F] I've been washed up for [Bb] years, [A] and I [Bb] merely [D] survive [C]
[Cm] because [F] of my pride.
[Bb]
And the [F] loneliness wouldn't leave me [Bb] alone, [Ab] [Bb]
such a [F] drag to be on your own.
[Bb] My woman [F] laughed and [Em] she didn't [Dm] say why.
[C] [Bb]
Well, I guess [C] I had to try.
[F] Many rivers I've [Bb] crossed, [Db] but just [Bb] where to [F] begin?
Been playing for time.
There'll be time [G] [Bb] [A] [G] for singing [Bb] on coming day.
[C] [F] Some dreadful cry.
Many rivers, [Bb] [A] it was [Bb] so hard to find [Am] [F] my way over.
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
Wanderers, [Bb] [A] as I [Bb] traveled [Fm] along [C] [Fm] the wide cliffs of [Bb] Dover.
But [F] I think I got it now.
Love, love, [Bb] [A] love is my [Gm] foundation.
[C] Wisdom [Bb] is my [F] capital.
[Ab] Struggle is my honor.
[F] Truth [Am] is my [Bb] redeemer.
[A] Sorrow is my [Bb] companion.
[B] [C]
Love is my [F] [C] foundation.
[F] Many [Am] rivers I've [Gm] crossed.
[Gbm] It's been so [Bb] hard to find [C]
my [F] way [Bb] over.
[Cm] [F] Wanderers, [Bb] [A] as I [Bb] traveled along [C] the wide cliffs of [F]
Dover.
[N]
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
[A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] Many rivers to [Bb] cross, _ [A] but I can't [Bb] seem to find [C] my [F] way [Gm] over.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Wanderers, [A] as I traveled [Bb] [C] along the [F] wide cliffs of [C] Dover.
[F] _ Many rivers to cross, [Bb] _ [A] and it's only [Bb] my will [C]
that [F] keeps me [Dm] alive.
[Bb] [F] I've been washed up for [Bb] years, _ [A] and I [Bb] merely [D] survive [C]
[Cm] because [F] of my pride.
[Bb] _ _
And the [F] loneliness wouldn't leave me [Bb] alone, [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
such a [F] drag to be on your own.
_ [Bb] _ My woman [F] laughed and [Em] she didn't [Dm] say why.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _
Well, I guess [C] I had to try.
_ [F] _ Many rivers I've [Bb] crossed, _ [Db] but just [Bb] where to [F] begin?
Been playing for time.
There'll be time [G] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] [G] for singing [Bb] on coming day.
[C] _ [F] Some dreadful cry.
_ _ Many rivers, _ [Bb] _ [A] it was [Bb] so hard to find [Am] [F] my way over.
[F] _ [Bb] _ [Dm]
Wanderers, [Bb] _ [A] as I [Bb] traveled [Fm] along [C] [Fm] the wide cliffs of [Bb] Dover.
But [F] I think I got it now.
Love, love, [Bb] _ [A] love is my [Gm] foundation.
[C] Wisdom [Bb] is my [F] capital.
[Ab] Struggle is my honor.
[F] _ Truth [Am] is my [Bb] redeemer.
[A] Sorrow is my [Bb] companion.
[B] _ [C]
Love is my [F] [C] foundation.
[F] _ _ Many [Am] rivers I've [Gm] crossed.
[Gbm] It's been so [Bb] hard to find [C]
my [F] way [Bb] over.
[Cm] _ [F] _ Wanderers, _ [Bb] _ [A] as I [Bb] traveled along [C] _ the wide cliffs of [F] _ _ _
Dover.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] Many rivers to [Bb] cross, _ [A] but I can't [Bb] seem to find [C] my [F] way [Gm] over.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Wanderers, [A] as I traveled [Bb] [C] along the [F] wide cliffs of [C] Dover.
[F] _ Many rivers to cross, [Bb] _ [A] and it's only [Bb] my will [C]
that [F] keeps me [Dm] alive.
[Bb] [F] I've been washed up for [Bb] years, _ [A] and I [Bb] merely [D] survive [C]
[Cm] because [F] of my pride.
[Bb] _ _
And the [F] loneliness wouldn't leave me [Bb] alone, [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
such a [F] drag to be on your own.
_ [Bb] _ My woman [F] laughed and [Em] she didn't [Dm] say why.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _
Well, I guess [C] I had to try.
_ [F] _ Many rivers I've [Bb] crossed, _ [Db] but just [Bb] where to [F] begin?
Been playing for time.
There'll be time [G] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] [G] for singing [Bb] on coming day.
[C] _ [F] Some dreadful cry.
_ _ Many rivers, _ [Bb] _ [A] it was [Bb] so hard to find [Am] [F] my way over.
[F] _ [Bb] _ [Dm]
Wanderers, [Bb] _ [A] as I [Bb] traveled [Fm] along [C] [Fm] the wide cliffs of [Bb] Dover.
But [F] I think I got it now.
Love, love, [Bb] _ [A] love is my [Gm] foundation.
[C] Wisdom [Bb] is my [F] capital.
[Ab] Struggle is my honor.
[F] _ Truth [Am] is my [Bb] redeemer.
[A] Sorrow is my [Bb] companion.
[B] _ [C]
Love is my [F] [C] foundation.
[F] _ _ Many [Am] rivers I've [Gm] crossed.
[Gbm] It's been so [Bb] hard to find [C]
my [F] way [Bb] over.
[Cm] _ [F] _ Wanderers, _ [Bb] _ [A] as I [Bb] traveled along [C] _ the wide cliffs of [F] _ _ _
Dover.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _