Take Me To The River Chords by Levon Helm

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[D] _ _ I _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ don't know why I love you [C] like I [G] do.
[D] _ After all them [C] changes that you put me through.
[D] _ You stole my money and my [C] cigarettes.
[D] _ And I ain't seen how to [C] have you [Em] yet.
[Bb] I wanna know.
_ Oh, won't [F] you tell me.
[C] Just tell me how.
How could I [G] stay here with _ you?
_ [G] _ [F] The [Dm] way you take me to [D] the river.
_ [C] _ _
[D] And wash me down.
_ [C] _ _
[D] You take me to the river.
_ [C] And put [D] my feet back on the ground.
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[D] _ I don't know why you treated [C] me so bad.
[D] After all them good times that we [C] could have had.
[D] _ Love is a motion that I [Am] can't forget.
[D] My sweet sixteen I [G] will never regret.
[Bb] I wanna know.
[F] Oh, won't you tell me.
[C] Tell me how.
How [G] could I stay _ here with _ you?
_ _ [Dm] You gotta [D] take me to the river.
_ [C] _
[D] And help wash me down.
_ [C] _ _
[D] You take me to the river.
[C] And put my [D] feet back on the ground.
_ [C] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] Hold me.
Squeeze [Bm] me.
_ Hold [G] me.
And you can tease [F] me.
_ Until [A] I _ _ can't take no more.
No more.
No more.
[F] I _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ [D] just don't know why I love you like [C] I [G] do.
[D] After all them changes that you put [Em] me through.
[D] Your sixteen candle, they burn on [C] my wall.
[D] Now who's that [G] bigot?
A fool of us all.
I [Bb] wanna know.
_ [F] Oh, won't you tell me.
Just [C] tell me how.
How [G] could I stay here with _ you?
_ _ [Dm] How will you take me [D] to the river.
_ [C] And [D] help wash me down.
_ [C] _
[D] Just take me to the [Dm] river.
[C] _ Put my [D] feet back on the ground.
_ [C] _ [D] The way you take me to the river.
[C] _ And [D] help wash me down.
[C] _ The [D] way you take me to the river.
[G] _ [D] Put my feet back on the ground.
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