River Of Tears Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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River of tears - Eric Clapton chords
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[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G]
[Am]
[D]
[C] [♪ music playing ♪ ♪ and birds chirping ♪ ♪ and bees buzzing ♪ ♪ and bees [G] buzzing
[F]
[C]
♪ ♪
[F]
[Dm] and birds chirping and bees buzzing [G]
♪ that I saw you on today.
[C] It's four miles to my lonely room where [F]
I'm gonna hide my face.
[Dm]
Well, about half a mile to the downtown bar [G] that I ran from in disgrace.
[Am]
Lord, how long am I gonna keep on running?
[D]
[Am] [D] Seven hours, seven days, or seven years?
[G] All I know is since you've been gone, [F] I feel like I'm drowning in a river.
Drowning in a river [C] of tears.
[F] Drowning in a river.
[Dm] I feel like I'm drowning.
Drowning in a [C] river.
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] In
[C] [G] three
[C]
more days, I'll leave this town [F] and disappear without a trace.
[Dm] A year from now, maybe settle down.
[C]
[G] When no one knows my face, I [C]
wish that I could hold you [F] one more time to ease the pain.
[Dm] But my time's run out and I got to go.
[C]
Got [G] to run away again.
[Am]
Still I catch myself thinking, one [D] day I'll find my way back here.
[G]
You'll save me from drowning.
[F] Drowning in a river of tears.
Drowning in a river [C] of tears.
[F] Drowning in a river.
I [Dm] feel like I'm drowning.
Drowning in [G] a river.
Drowning in a river.
Lord, how [Em] long must it go [C] on?
[F]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[F] Drowning in a river.
Drowning in a river [C] of tears.
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Eric Clapton - River Of Tears chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, Dm, C, F, C, G, C, Dm and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 108. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [♪ music playing ♪ ♪ and birds chirping ♪ ♪ and bees buzzing ♪ ♪ and bees [G] buzzing _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
♪ ♪ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Dm] and _ _ _ _ birds _ chirping and _ bees buzzing [G] ♪ _ _ _
♪ that I saw you on today. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ It's four miles to my lonely room where [F] _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna hide my face.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Well, about half a mile to the downtown bar _ [G] that _ _ _ I ran from in disgrace. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
Lord, how long am I gonna keep on running?
[D] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ Seven hours, seven days, or seven years?
_ [G] _ _ _ All I know is since you've been gone, _ _ [F] I feel like I'm drowning _ _ in a river. _ _ _
_ _ Drowning _ _ in _ a river [C] of tears. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Drowning in a river. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] I feel like I'm drowning. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Drowning in a [C] river.
_ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [Dm] In _
[C] [G] three _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
more days, I'll leave this town _ [F] and _ _ _ disappear without a trace. _
[Dm] _ _ _ A year from now, maybe settle down. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] When no one knows my face, I [C] _ _ _ _ _
wish that I could hold you _ [F] one _ more time to ease the pain. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ But my time's run out and I got to go. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Got [G] to run away again. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
Still I catch myself thinking, _ _ _ one _ [D] day I'll find my way back here. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
You'll save me from drowning. _
_ [F] _ Drowning _ _ in a river of tears. _
_ _ Drowning in _ _ a _ river [C] of _ tears. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Drowning in a river. _ _
_ _ _ _ I [Dm] feel like I'm drowning. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Drowning in [G] a river.
Drowning in a river. _ _
_ _ Lord, how [Em] long must it go [C] on? _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ Drowning in a river. _ _ _
_ _ Drowning _ _ _ _ in a river [C] of _ tears. _
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Facts about this song

This song, written by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie, is featured on the album Pilgrim.

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