The River Chords by Pj Harvey

Tempo:
90.75 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

G

E

D

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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PJ Harvey - The River chords
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[Bm] And they came to the river,
[G#] [D] and they [Bm] came from the road,
and he wanted the son just [G#] [Bm] to call his own.
[G#] And they [Bm] walked on the dirt, [E]
and they [Bm] walked from the [E] road
till they [Bm] came to the river,
[E] [Bm] till they came up [F#m] close.
[E] Throw your [Bm] pain in the [G] river, [Bm]
throw your pain in the [G] river,
[Bm]
feed your pain in the [G] river, [Bm]
to be washed away [G] slow.
[Bm]
And we walked [B] without [G#] [E] words, [B] and we walked with our [D] [E] lives
[Bm] to the silent [E] birds [Bm] circled by.
[E] [Bm] Like a pain in the [G] river, [F#] [Bm] and a pain in the [G] river,
[Bm] and the white sun [G] scattered, [Bm] washed away their [G] slow.
[Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
And [Bm] we followed the river, [G#] [E]
and [Bm] we followed the [F#] road,
[E]
and [Bm] we walked this [G#] land, [E]
and [Bm] we called it our [F#m] home.
[E]
But [B] he wanted the [D] sun, [G]
and [Bm] I wanted the road,
[G]
and [Bm] the white light [D] [G] scatters, and [Bm] the sun sets [D] low.
[G]
Like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river, [F#]
like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river,
[Bm]
[F#] like [Bm] a white light [G] [Bm] scatters, to be washed away slow.
[G]
[F#] Like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river, [F#] like [Em] a [Bm] pain in the [G] river,
[Bm]
like a white light [G] [Bm]
scatters, to be washed away [Em] slow.
[G] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[F#m] [Bm] [G] [G#]
[Bm] [G] [G#]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[F#m] [Bm] [G] [D]
[C#m] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
G#
134211114
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Pj Harvey - The River chords, practice playing Bm, E, Bm, G and Bm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 91. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of B Minor.

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[Bm] And they came to the river, _ _
[G#] [D] and they [Bm] came from the road, _
and he wanted the son just [G#] [Bm] to call his own. _
[G#] And they [Bm] walked on the dirt, [E] _
and they [Bm] walked from the _ [E] road
till they [Bm] came to the river, _
[E] [Bm] till they came up _ [F#m] close.
[E] Throw your [Bm] pain in the [G] river, _ [Bm]
throw your pain in the [G] river,
_ [Bm]
feed your pain in the [G] river, [Bm] _
to be washed away [G] slow.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ And we walked [B] without [G#] _ [E] words, [B] and we walked with our _ [D] [E] lives
[Bm] to the silent _ _ [E] birds _ [Bm] _ circled _ by.
[E] _ [Bm] Like a pain in the [G] river, _ _ [F#] [Bm] and a pain in the [G] river,
_ [Bm] _ and the white sun [G] scattered, _ [Bm] _ washed away their [G] slow.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
And [Bm] we followed the river, [G#] _ _ [E]
and [Bm] we followed the _ [F#] road,
[E]
and [Bm] we walked this [G#] land, [E]
and [Bm] we called it our [F#m] home.
[E]
But [B] he wanted the [D] sun, [G] _
and [Bm] I wanted the _ road,
[G]
and [Bm] the white light _ [D] _ [G] scatters, and [Bm] the sun sets [D] low.
[G] _
Like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river, _ [F#]
like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river,
_ [Bm]
[F#] like [Bm] a white light _ [G] _ [Bm] scatters, to be washed away slow.
[G] _ _
[F#] Like [Bm] a pain in the [G] river, _ [F#] like [Em] a [Bm] pain in the [G] river,
_ [Bm]
like a white light _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
scatters, to be washed away [Em] slow.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by PJ Harvey.

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