Chords for Jimmy Cliff- Many Rivers To Cross
Tempo:
126.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Am] [C]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F] [C]
[F] Many roads I've traveled, [Am] [C]
[A] but I can't seem [C] to find my way [F] over.
[C] [Am] One, [C]
[A] as I travel [C] along the wide cliffs [F] of Dover.
[F] Many roads [Am] to cross,
[Bb] [A] and it's only my will [C] that keeps [F] me alive.
[C] I've [F] been lit, [C] washed up for
[Bb] years, [A] and I merely [Bb] survive [C] because [F] of my pride.
[G]
[Bb] And this loneliness [F] won't leave me alone.
[Bb] It's such a [F] drag to be on your own.
[Bb] A woman left [C] and she didn't say why.
[Dm]
[G] Well, I guess I have [C] to cry.
Many [Am] rivers to [D]
[Bb] cross, [A] but where to [Bb] begin?
[Em]
[F] I've lain for [C] time.
[F] There'll be times I [Em] find [Bb] myself,
[A] aching all [Bb] the time.
[C] Some
[F] dreadful cry.
[C] Yes, [F] I've got many [Am] roads to cross,
but I [Bb] [A] can't [D] seem to find [C] my [F] way [F] over.
[C]
[F] I've been riddled, [Am] I've been [Bb] sold.
[A]
[Bb] I'm on [C] the wide [F] cliffs of Dover.
[C] Sometimes you got [F] so lonely.
[C] Sometimes [Bb] you got so [G] lonely.
[A]
[Bb] Come on now, now.
[C] Yeah.
[F] Ooh.
I keep wondering, [Am] wondering I've been [Bb] sold.
[A] As I travel [F] along the [C] wide
[Ab] cliffs
[F] of [C] Dover.
Yeah.
[Bb] [Am] Ooh.
[Gm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] Yeah.
[F] [N]
[B] [Db]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F] [C]
[F] Many roads I've traveled, [Am] [C]
[A] but I can't seem [C] to find my way [F] over.
[C] [Am] One, [C]
[A] as I travel [C] along the wide cliffs [F] of Dover.
[F] Many roads [Am] to cross,
[Bb] [A] and it's only my will [C] that keeps [F] me alive.
[C] I've [F] been lit, [C] washed up for
[Bb] years, [A] and I merely [Bb] survive [C] because [F] of my pride.
[G]
[Bb] And this loneliness [F] won't leave me alone.
[Bb] It's such a [F] drag to be on your own.
[Bb] A woman left [C] and she didn't say why.
[Dm]
[G] Well, I guess I have [C] to cry.
Many [Am] rivers to [D]
[Bb] cross, [A] but where to [Bb] begin?
[Em]
[F] I've lain for [C] time.
[F] There'll be times I [Em] find [Bb] myself,
[A] aching all [Bb] the time.
[C] Some
[F] dreadful cry.
[C] Yes, [F] I've got many [Am] roads to cross,
but I [Bb] [A] can't [D] seem to find [C] my [F] way [F] over.
[C]
[F] I've been riddled, [Am] I've been [Bb] sold.
[A]
[Bb] I'm on [C] the wide [F] cliffs of Dover.
[C] Sometimes you got [F] so lonely.
[C] Sometimes [Bb] you got so [G] lonely.
[A]
[Bb] Come on now, now.
[C] Yeah.
[F] Ooh.
I keep wondering, [Am] wondering I've been [Bb] sold.
[A] As I travel [F] along the [C] wide
[Ab] cliffs
[F] of [C] Dover.
Yeah.
[Bb] [Am] Ooh.
[Gm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] Yeah.
[F] [N]
[B] [Db]
Key:
F
C
Bb
A
Am
F
C
Bb
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Many roads I've traveled, [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] but I can't seem [C] to find _ _ _ _ _ my way [F] over.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] One, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] as I _ travel [C] along _ _ the wide cliffs [F] of Dover. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Many roads [Am] to cross, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] and it's only my will _ _ [C] _ that keeps [F] me alive.
_ [C] _ _ I've [F] been lit, [C] _ washed up for _ _
[Bb] years, _ [A] and I merely [Bb] survive _ _ _ [C] _ _ because [F] of my pride.
_ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ And this loneliness [F] won't leave me _ alone. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ It's such a [F] drag to be on your _ own. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ A woman left [C] and she didn't say why.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Well, I guess I have [C] to cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Many [Am] rivers to _ [D] _ _
[Bb] cross, _ _ [A] but where to [Bb] _ begin?
_ [Em] _ _ _
[F] I've lain for _ [C] time. _ _
[F] There'll be times I [Em] find _ _ [Bb] myself,
_ _ _ [A] aching all [Bb] the time.
_ _ [C] _ Some _
[F] dreadful cry.
_ [C] _ _ Yes, [F] I've got many [Am] roads to cross,
but I [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ can't [D] seem to find [C] _ _ my [F] way [F] over.
_ [C] _ _ _
[F] I've been riddled, _ [Am] _ I've been [Bb] sold.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm on _ [C] the wide [F] cliffs of Dover.
[C] _ Sometimes you got [F] so lonely.
_ _ [C] _ Sometimes [Bb] you got so [G] lonely.
_ [A] _
[Bb] Come on now, now.
_ [C] _ Yeah. _
[F] _ _ Ooh.
_ _ I keep wondering, [Am] wondering I've been [Bb] sold.
_ _ [A] As I travel [F] along _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ [C] wide _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] cliffs _ _ _
_ _ [F] of [C] Dover. _
Yeah.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Am] Ooh. _ _
[Gm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] Yeah.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Many roads I've traveled, [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] but I can't seem [C] to find _ _ _ _ _ my way [F] over.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] One, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] as I _ travel [C] along _ _ the wide cliffs [F] of Dover. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Many roads [Am] to cross, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] and it's only my will _ _ [C] _ that keeps [F] me alive.
_ [C] _ _ I've [F] been lit, [C] _ washed up for _ _
[Bb] years, _ [A] and I merely [Bb] survive _ _ _ [C] _ _ because [F] of my pride.
_ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ And this loneliness [F] won't leave me _ alone. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ It's such a [F] drag to be on your _ own. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ A woman left [C] and she didn't say why.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Well, I guess I have [C] to cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Many [Am] rivers to _ [D] _ _
[Bb] cross, _ _ [A] but where to [Bb] _ begin?
_ [Em] _ _ _
[F] I've lain for _ [C] time. _ _
[F] There'll be times I [Em] find _ _ [Bb] myself,
_ _ _ [A] aching all [Bb] the time.
_ _ [C] _ Some _
[F] dreadful cry.
_ [C] _ _ Yes, [F] I've got many [Am] roads to cross,
but I [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ can't [D] seem to find [C] _ _ my [F] way [F] over.
_ [C] _ _ _
[F] I've been riddled, _ [Am] _ I've been [Bb] sold.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm on _ [C] the wide [F] cliffs of Dover.
[C] _ Sometimes you got [F] so lonely.
_ _ [C] _ Sometimes [Bb] you got so [G] lonely.
_ [A] _
[Bb] Come on now, now.
_ [C] _ Yeah. _
[F] _ _ Ooh.
_ _ I keep wondering, [Am] wondering I've been [Bb] sold.
_ _ [A] As I travel [F] along _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ [C] wide _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] cliffs _ _ _
_ _ [F] of [C] Dover. _
Yeah.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Am] Ooh. _ _
[Gm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] Yeah.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _