Johnny Taylor Woman across the river Chords
Tempo:
107.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
F#
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Am] [D] [C]
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a good woman cried, [C]
all [Gm] because [F] a foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] She gave up all she [E] had, [F] to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G]
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river [C] was mine,
[F] she [C] was mine.
[G] Until [C] word got around that [F] I had jilted her.
[Cm] [C] Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've [E] [F] been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
[F#] [G]
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] across [G] the river [Gm] was mine,
[F] [Gm] she was [C] mine.
[G] [Am]
What a [D] shame, [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One [D] [C]
day, [F] about a week ago, she [Gm] said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you
[G] anymore.
[F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine.
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine.
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side.
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah.
[Gm] [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby,
[Cm] [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah.
[Cm] [Gm] And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] [F] [Am]
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a good woman cried, [C]
all [Gm] because [F] a foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] She gave up all she [E] had, [F] to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G]
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river [C] was mine,
[F] she [C] was mine.
[G] Until [C] word got around that [F] I had jilted her.
[Cm] [C] Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've [E] [F] been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
[F#] [G]
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] across [G] the river [Gm] was mine,
[F] [Gm] she was [C] mine.
[G] [Am]
What a [D] shame, [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One [D] [C]
day, [F] about a week ago, she [Gm] said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you
[G] anymore.
[F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine.
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine.
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side.
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah.
[Gm] [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby,
[Cm] [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah.
[Cm] [Gm] And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] [F] [Am]
Key:
F
G
F#
Am
C
F
G
F#
[G] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a _ _ good woman cried, _ [C] _ _ _
all [Gm] because [F] a _ _ _ foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] _ _ She gave up all she [E] had, [F] _ _ to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G] _ _ _
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] _ [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river _ [C] was mine, _
[F] _ _ she [C] was mine. _
[G] _ Until _ [C] word _ got around that [F] I had jilted her. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] _ [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ _ [F] _ _ across [G] the river _ [Gm] was mine, _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] she was [C] mine. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
What a [D] shame, _ [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ day, [F] about a week ago, _ _ _ she [Gm] _ said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you _
[G] anymore.
_ [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, _ [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine. _
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine. _ _
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] _ _ and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side. _ _
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah. _
[Gm] _ [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby, _ _
[Cm] _ [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah. _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a _ _ good woman cried, _ [C] _ _ _
all [Gm] because [F] a _ _ _ foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] _ _ She gave up all she [E] had, [F] _ _ to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G] _ _ _
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] _ [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river _ [C] was mine, _
[F] _ _ she [C] was mine. _
[G] _ Until _ [C] word _ got around that [F] I had jilted her. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] _ [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ _ [F] _ _ across [G] the river _ [Gm] was mine, _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] she was [C] mine. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
What a [D] shame, _ [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ day, [F] about a week ago, _ _ _ she [Gm] _ said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you _
[G] anymore.
_ [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, _ [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine. _
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine. _ _
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] _ _ and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side. _ _
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah. _
[Gm] _ [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby, _ _
[Cm] _ [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah. _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _