Ride the River - J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton [w. Lyrics] ~ HD Chords

Tempo:
92.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ride the River - J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton [w. Lyrics] ~ HD chords
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[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] I'm going to sing a song called Floating Down That Old River, Boy.
Floating down that old river, boy, all my worries fall behind.
[F] Floating down that old river, boy, leave old memories way [C] behind.
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, all [Am] my life I've [G] been waiting for [C] this time.
Floating down that old river, boy, leaves me feeling good inside.
Floating down that old river, boy, trying to get to the other side.
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, I've [Am] been waiting now [G] forever for [C] this ride.
Riding river [Cm]
[F] in this boat, riding river.
[C] Riding river in this boat, riding river.
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
Floating down that old river, boy, all my worries fall behind.
[F] Floating down that old river, boy, leave old memories [C] way behind.
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, [Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever [C] for this ride.
Riding river in this boat, riding river.
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[F] [C]
[Cm]
[F] Riding river in this boat, riding river.
[C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale - Ride The River chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, Am, C, F, C, G and C. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm going to sing a song called Floating Down That Old River, Boy.
Floating down that old river, boy, all my worries fall behind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Floating down that old river, boy, leave old memories way [C] behind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, all [Am] my life I've [G] been waiting for [C] this time. _ _ _ _ _ _
Floating down that old river, boy, leaves me feeling good inside. _ _ _ _ _ _
Floating down that old river, boy, trying to get to the other side. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, I've [Am] been waiting now [G] forever for [C] this ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Riding river _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ in this boat, riding river. _
[C] Riding river in this boat, riding river. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Floating down that old river, boy, all my worries fall behind. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Floating down that old river, boy, leave old memories [C] way behind. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yesterday slowly faded, [Am] I've been waiting [G] now forever [C] for this ride. _ _ _ _ _ _
Riding river in this boat, riding river. _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] Riding river in this boat, riding river. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album The Road to Escondido, written by J.J. Cale, you'll find this song.

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