Going To The River Chords by Taj Mahal
Tempo:
55.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
C#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [G] [D]
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [D] [F#] [F] [C]
[G] [Gm] [G]
I'm going to the river, I'm [D] old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
I'm [Em]
[Dm] [C#] [C] going to the river, I'm old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
[G]
[G] [D] The woman that I'm in love with, [C#m] [C] she done gone [Am] and left [G] this town.
[C] [G]
If you see my mama, [D]
tell her don't you cry [G] for me.
[G] If [Em]
[Dm] [C#] [C] you see my mama, tell her my [G] dear, my dear, [C] don't you [G] cry for me.
[D] Cause I'm going down to the river, [C] going to drown my soul from this [G] aching misery.
[C] [G]
[G] If you love me [D] baby, honey tell me, tell [G] me that you do.
[Dm] [Am] If you [C] really love me baby, honey, oh baby, [G] baby, tell me that you do.
Cause [D] I have loved you for such a long, long [C#] time baby.
[C]
[Gm] Oh tell me [Am] what more can a [G] fool make do?
[G]
[C] Because the blue come around [Am] [C]
this scared part of town.
[Am] Oh, [G] it hurt me down deep in my soul.
[C#] [C] Come around twelve o'clock and it will not stop.
[Am] [A] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] Oh, [G] [D]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [C#] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[C] well the blues come around this side of town.
[Am] [G] Oh, it hurt me down to my soul.
[C] They won't let me go.
So here
[A#] [A] I [D]
[Cm] go, [G] going through the blues.
[D] I'm going [F#] to jump overboard [G] and drown.
[C#] I [C] said I'm going to the river, jump, jump, [C] jump, jump, jump, jump overboard [G] and drown.
[D] Because [F#] this woman [D] I be love, [C#] [C] [C#] she [A] just left this [G] town.
[C] [C#] [G] [G#] [G]
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [D] [F#] [F] [C]
[G] [Gm] [G]
I'm going to the river, I'm [D] old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
I'm [Em]
[Dm] [C#] [C] going to the river, I'm old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
[G]
[G] [D] The woman that I'm in love with, [C#m] [C] she done gone [Am] and left [G] this town.
[C] [G]
If you see my mama, [D]
tell her don't you cry [G] for me.
[G] If [Em]
[Dm] [C#] [C] you see my mama, tell her my [G] dear, my dear, [C] don't you [G] cry for me.
[D] Cause I'm going down to the river, [C] going to drown my soul from this [G] aching misery.
[C] [G]
[G] If you love me [D] baby, honey tell me, tell [G] me that you do.
[Dm] [Am] If you [C] really love me baby, honey, oh baby, [G] baby, tell me that you do.
Cause [D] I have loved you for such a long, long [C#] time baby.
[C]
[Gm] Oh tell me [Am] what more can a [G] fool make do?
[G]
[C] Because the blue come around [Am] [C]
this scared part of town.
[Am] Oh, [G] it hurt me down deep in my soul.
[C#] [C] Come around twelve o'clock and it will not stop.
[Am] [A] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] Oh, [G] [D]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [C#] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[C] well the blues come around this side of town.
[Am] [G] Oh, it hurt me down to my soul.
[C] They won't let me go.
So here
[A#] [A] I [D]
[Cm] go, [G] going through the blues.
[D] I'm going [F#] to jump overboard [G] and drown.
[C#] I [C] said I'm going to the river, jump, jump, [C] jump, jump, jump, jump overboard [G] and drown.
[D] Because [F#] this woman [D] I be love, [C#] [C] [C#] she [A] just left this [G] town.
[C] [C#] [G] [G#] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
C#
Am
G
C
D
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ I'm going to the river, I'm [D] old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
I'm _ _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [C#] _ [C] going to the river, I'm old, jump _ overboard [G] and drown.
[G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] The woman that I'm in love with, [C#m] _ [C] she done gone [Am] and left [G] this town.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ If you see my mama, [D] _
tell her don't you cry [G] for me.
[G] If _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [C#] [C] you see my mama, tell her my [G] dear, my dear, [C] don't you [G] cry for me. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Cause I'm going down to the river, [C] going to drown my soul from this [G] aching misery.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _
[G] _ _ If you love me [D] baby, honey tell me, tell [G] me that you do. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] If you [C] really love me baby, honey, oh baby, [G] baby, tell me that you do. _ _ _
_ Cause [D] I have loved you for such a long, long [C#] time baby.
[C] _
[Gm] Oh tell me [Am] what more can a [G] fool make do?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Because the blue come around [Am] _ [C]
this scared part of town.
[Am] Oh, [G] it hurt me down deep in my soul.
_ _ [C#] [C] Come around twelve o'clock and it will not stop.
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] Oh, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] well the blues come around this side of town.
[Am] [G] Oh, it hurt me down to my soul. _
[C] They won't let me go.
So here _
_ [A#] _ [A] I _ [D] _ _
[Cm] go, [G] going through the blues.
[D] I'm going [F#] to jump overboard [G] and drown. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] I [C] said I'm going to the river, _ jump, jump, [C] jump, jump, jump, jump overboard [G] and drown. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Because [F#] this woman [D] I be love, [C#] _ [C] [C#] she [A] just left this [G] town.
[C] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ I'm going to the river, I'm [D] old, jump overboard [G] and drown.
I'm _ _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [C#] _ [C] going to the river, I'm old, jump _ overboard [G] and drown.
[G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] The woman that I'm in love with, [C#m] _ [C] she done gone [Am] and left [G] this town.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ If you see my mama, [D] _
tell her don't you cry [G] for me.
[G] If _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [C#] [C] you see my mama, tell her my [G] dear, my dear, [C] don't you [G] cry for me. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Cause I'm going down to the river, [C] going to drown my soul from this [G] aching misery.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _
[G] _ _ If you love me [D] baby, honey tell me, tell [G] me that you do. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] If you [C] really love me baby, honey, oh baby, [G] baby, tell me that you do. _ _ _
_ Cause [D] I have loved you for such a long, long [C#] time baby.
[C] _
[Gm] Oh tell me [Am] what more can a [G] fool make do?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Because the blue come around [Am] _ [C]
this scared part of town.
[Am] Oh, [G] it hurt me down deep in my soul.
_ _ [C#] [C] Come around twelve o'clock and it will not stop.
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] Oh, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] well the blues come around this side of town.
[Am] [G] Oh, it hurt me down to my soul. _
[C] They won't let me go.
So here _
_ [A#] _ [A] I _ [D] _ _
[Cm] go, [G] going through the blues.
[D] I'm going [F#] to jump overboard [G] and drown. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] I [C] said I'm going to the river, _ jump, jump, [C] jump, jump, jump, jump overboard [G] and drown. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Because [F#] this woman [D] I be love, [C#] _ [C] [C#] she [A] just left this [G] town.
[C] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _