Chords for Patrick Watson - Here Comes The River (Official Video)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] Play a song, right?
Right.
Yeah.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [B] The winter's done, the fish pools, [E]
the cities, the seas.
[A] The cars are drowning underneath [D] your feet.
[F#m]
[D] The children are swimming from [C#m] the top of [E] the trees.
[A]
Crowds of umbrellas are standing
[D] misbelief.
[F#m] [D] Well, Mary kept soaring, [E] holding on to her TV,
[A] even if the water was rising past her knee.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
Here comes the river,
[E] coming on strong.
[A] But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters.
[F#m]
[Bm] Here comes the river over [E] the flames.
[A]
Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away.
Sometimes,
[E] sometimes.
[D]
[A]
[D]
Nobody [Bm] told you it [Am] was gonna be this [E] hard.
[A] Something's been building behind your eyes.
[D]
You lost what you [F#m] hold [Bm] on to,
[E] losing control.
[A] There ain't any words in this world that's gonna cure this.
[D]
[Bm]
Sometimes [E] it's gonna fall down on your [A]
shoulders.
You're gonna [D] stand through it all.
[Bm] Here comes the river, [E]
coming on strong.
[A] But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters.
[Bm]
Here comes
[E] the river over the flames.
[A] Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away.
Sometimes,
[E]
you gotta stretch it
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
out.
Right.
Yeah.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [B] The winter's done, the fish pools, [E]
the cities, the seas.
[A] The cars are drowning underneath [D] your feet.
[F#m]
[D] The children are swimming from [C#m] the top of [E] the trees.
[A]
Crowds of umbrellas are standing
[D] misbelief.
[F#m] [D] Well, Mary kept soaring, [E] holding on to her TV,
[A] even if the water was rising past her knee.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
Here comes the river,
[E] coming on strong.
[A] But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters.
[F#m]
[Bm] Here comes the river over [E] the flames.
[A]
Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away.
Sometimes,
[E] sometimes.
[D]
[A]
[D]
Nobody [Bm] told you it [Am] was gonna be this [E] hard.
[A] Something's been building behind your eyes.
[D]
You lost what you [F#m] hold [Bm] on to,
[E] losing control.
[A] There ain't any words in this world that's gonna cure this.
[D]
[Bm]
Sometimes [E] it's gonna fall down on your [A]
shoulders.
You're gonna [D] stand through it all.
[Bm] Here comes the river, [E]
coming on strong.
[A] But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters.
[Bm]
Here comes
[E] the river over the flames.
[A] Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away.
Sometimes,
[E]
you gotta stretch it
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
out.
Key:
D
E
A
Bm
F#m
D
E
A
[Bm] Play a song, right?
Right.
Yeah.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] The winter's done, the fish pools, _ [E] _ _
the cities, the seas. _ _ _
_ [A] _ The cars are drowning _ _ underneath [D] your feet. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] The children are swimming _ from _ _ _ [C#m] the top of [E] the trees.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Crowds of _ umbrellas are standing _ _
[D] misbelief. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ Well, Mary kept soaring, _ _ _ _ [E] _ holding on to her TV, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ even if the water _ was rising past her knee.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Here comes the river, _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ coming on strong. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ But you can't keep your head above these troubled _ [D] waters.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Here comes the river _ over [E] _ _ _ the _ flames.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ sometimes. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody [Bm] told you _ _ _ _ it [Am] was gonna be this [E] hard. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Something's been building _ _ _ behind your eyes.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ You lost what you [F#m] hold [Bm] on to, _
_ _ _ _ [E] losing control.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ There ain't any words in this world that's gonna cure this.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes _ [E] _ _ it's gonna fall down on your _ [A]
shoulders.
_ _ _ _ _ You're gonna [D] stand through it all. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Here comes the river, _ _ _ [E] _ _
coming on strong. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Here comes _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ the river over the _ flames. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Sometimes you gotta _ burn to keep a [D] storm away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ you gotta stretch _ it _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ out. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right.
Yeah.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] The winter's done, the fish pools, _ [E] _ _
the cities, the seas. _ _ _
_ [A] _ The cars are drowning _ _ underneath [D] your feet. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] The children are swimming _ from _ _ _ [C#m] the top of [E] the trees.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Crowds of _ umbrellas are standing _ _
[D] misbelief. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ Well, Mary kept soaring, _ _ _ _ [E] _ holding on to her TV, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ even if the water _ was rising past her knee.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Here comes the river, _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ coming on strong. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ But you can't keep your head above these troubled _ [D] waters.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Here comes the river _ over [E] _ _ _ the _ flames.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Sometimes you gotta burn to keep a [D] storm away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ sometimes. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody [Bm] told you _ _ _ _ it [Am] was gonna be this [E] hard. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Something's been building _ _ _ behind your eyes.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ You lost what you [F#m] hold [Bm] on to, _
_ _ _ _ [E] losing control.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ There ain't any words in this world that's gonna cure this.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes _ [E] _ _ it's gonna fall down on your _ [A]
shoulders.
_ _ _ _ _ You're gonna [D] stand through it all. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Here comes the river, _ _ _ [E] _ _
coming on strong. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ But you can't keep your head above these troubled [D] waters. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Here comes _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ the river over the _ flames. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Sometimes you gotta _ burn to keep a [D] storm away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ you gotta stretch _ it _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ out. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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