Take Me To The River Chords by The Commitments
Tempo:
129.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#]
[A] [E]
[G]
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[A] [E] I don't know why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] [E] After all these changes that you [D] put me through.
[A] [E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] [E] And I haven't seen you hide your hair over [D] your head.
[C] And I want to know, won't [G] you tell [D] me, I'm [A] to blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me down.
Won't [D] you tear [A] us [E] apart?
Don't do that.
[A] Feet on [E] ground.
Always.
[A] [E] You treated me so [D] [A] bad.
[E] After all these things that we [D] could've had.
[A] [E] Love is a notion that I won't [D] forget.
[A] [E] My sweet 16, now I never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Watch me down, watch me down.
Won't you tear us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, yeah.
[C#m] Hold [A] me.
Love [C#m] me.
Squeeze [A] me.
Tease [G] me.
Feel like [B] us.
Feel like us.
Take us to the [Em] river.
Take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
[D] Won't you [A] tear [E] us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta [D] get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
Come on, yeah.
[E] I love you [D] like I [A] do.
[E] After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] [E] I haven't seen, had no hair of you [D] yet.
[C] I want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
Take us [E] to the river.
Take us to the [D] river.
[A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
Won't [A] you tear us [E] apart?
Don't do that.
[D] Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[D] [A] Take me to the [E] river.
Take me
[D] [A] [E] to the river.
Take me to [D] [A] [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Take me.
[D] [A] [E] I [D] said, take me [E] to the river.
You better [A] take me.
Take me to [E] the river.
[N]
[A] [E]
[G]
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[A] [E] I don't know why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] [E] After all these changes that you [D] put me through.
[A] [E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] [E] And I haven't seen you hide your hair over [D] your head.
[C] And I want to know, won't [G] you tell [D] me, I'm [A] to blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me down.
Won't [D] you tear [A] us [E] apart?
Don't do that.
[A] Feet on [E] ground.
Always.
[A] [E] You treated me so [D] [A] bad.
[E] After all these things that we [D] could've had.
[A] [E] Love is a notion that I won't [D] forget.
[A] [E] My sweet 16, now I never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Watch me down, watch me down.
Won't you tear us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, yeah.
[C#m] Hold [A] me.
Love [C#m] me.
Squeeze [A] me.
Tease [G] me.
Feel like [B] us.
Feel like us.
Take us to the [Em] river.
Take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
[D] Won't you [A] tear [E] us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta [D] get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
Come on, yeah.
[E] I love you [D] like I [A] do.
[E] After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] [E] I haven't seen, had no hair of you [D] yet.
[C] I want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
Take us [E] to the river.
Take us to the [D] river.
[A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
Won't [A] you tear us [E] apart?
Don't do that.
[D] Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[D] [A] Take me to the [E] river.
Take me
[D] [A] [E] to the river.
Take me to [D] [A] [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Take me.
[D] [A] [E] I [D] said, take me [E] to the river.
You better [A] take me.
Take me to [E] the river.
[N]
Key:
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G
C
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[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] I don't know why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all these changes that you [D] put me through.
[A] _ [E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen you hide your hair over [D] your head.
[C] And I want to know, won't [G] you tell _ [D] me, I'm [A] to _ blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river. _ _ _ _
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me down.
Won't [D] you tear [A] us [E] apart?
Don't do that. _ _
[A] Feet on [E] ground.
Always. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ You treated me so [D] [A] bad.
[E] After all these things that we [D] could've had.
[A] _ [E] Love is a notion that I won't [D] forget.
[A] _ [E] My sweet 16, now I never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame. _
_ _ Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Watch me down, watch me down.
Won't you tear us apart?
Don't do that.
_ Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
_ Oh, yeah. _
_ [C#m] _ _ Hold [A] me. _
Love [C#m] me.
_ Squeeze [A] _ me.
Tease [G] me.
_ _ Feel like [B] us.
Feel like us.
_ _ Take us to the [Em] river.
_ Take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
[D] Won't you [A] tear [E] us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta [D] get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
Come on, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ I love you [D] like I [A] do.
[E] _ After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] _ You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] I haven't seen, had no hair of you [D] yet.
[C] I want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take us [E] to the river.
Take us to the [D] river.
[A] Watch me [E] down.
_ Watch me down.
Won't [A] you tear us [E] apart?
Don't do that. _
[D] Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Take me to the [E] river.
_ Take me _
[D] _ [A] [E] to the river.
_ Take me to [D] _ [A] [E] the river.
_ Take me to the _ river.
Take me.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ I [D] said, take me [E] to the river.
You better [A] take me.
Take me to [E] the river. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] I don't know why I love you [D] like I do.
[A] _ [E] After all these changes that you [D] put me through.
[A] _ [E] You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] And I haven't seen you hide your hair over [D] your head.
[C] And I want to know, won't [G] you tell _ [D] me, I'm [A] to _ blame.
Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river. _ _ _ _
[A] Watch me [E] down, watch me down.
Won't [D] you tear [A] us [E] apart?
Don't do that. _ _
[A] Feet on [E] ground.
Always. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ You treated me so [D] [A] bad.
[E] After all these things that we [D] could've had.
[A] _ [E] Love is a notion that I won't [D] forget.
[A] _ [E] My sweet 16, now I never regret.
I [C] want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame. _
_ _ Take me, take me, take me to [E] the river.
Take me to the river.
Watch me down, watch me down.
Won't you tear us apart?
Don't do that.
_ Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
_ Oh, yeah. _
_ [C#m] _ _ Hold [A] me. _
Love [C#m] me.
_ Squeeze [A] _ me.
Tease [G] me.
_ _ Feel like [B] us.
Feel like us.
_ _ Take us to the [Em] river.
_ Take me to the river.
[D] [A] Watch me [E] down.
Watch me down.
[D] Won't you [A] tear [E] us apart?
Don't do that.
Gotta [D] get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
Come on, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ I love you [D] like I [A] do.
[E] _ After all these changes that you [D] put me [A] through.
[E] _ You stole my money and my [D] cigarettes.
[A] _ [E] I haven't seen, had no hair of you [D] yet.
[C] I want to know, won't [G] you tell me, won't you tell [D] me, I'm to [A] blame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take us [E] to the river.
Take us to the [D] river.
[A] Watch me [E] down.
_ Watch me down.
Won't [A] you tear us [E] apart?
Don't do that. _
[D] Gotta get my [A] feet [E] on the ground.
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Take me to the [E] river.
_ Take me _
[D] _ [A] [E] to the river.
_ Take me to [D] _ [A] [E] the river.
_ Take me to the _ river.
Take me.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ I [D] said, take me [E] to the river.
You better [A] take me.
Take me to [E] the river. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _