Chords for Urinetown - I See A River
Tempo:
132.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
E
Dbm
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I see a river flowing for freedom.
I see a river [Db] just
[Ab] in view.
I see [Eb] a river [Ab] flowing [Eb] for freedom.
I see a river straight and true.
Come to the river [Ab] [Eb] flowing for justice.
[Fm] Come [Eb] to the river rendezvous.
[Cm] Come [Eb] to the [Ab] river flowing [Eb] for [Fm] justice.
All [Eb] for the people, me and you.
Well, as you guessed, Hope took [Fm] over her father's business,
instituting a series [Eb] of reforms which [Ab] opened the public bathrooms to [Eb] all the people,
to pee for free whenever [Gm] they liked, [Ab] as much as they liked, [Eb] for as long as they [F] liked,
with whomever they liked.
The UTC was renamed [Eb] the Bobby Strong Memorial Toilet Authority
[Bb] and was operated as [Eb] a public trust for the benefit of the public.
[E]
Sisters [A] and brothers fight [E] for the [Gbm] river.
Father [E] needs to [Dbm]
[A] leap [E] for the river.
[Gbm] Shout [E] for the river.
Wake up to step in [Dbm] the river.
[A] Wade [Gb] in the river.
[Dbm]
Sulk in the [Eb] river.
Through and [Dbm] through and through and through and through.
Once [Abm] in the [A] river, you [Eb] are the river.
[Gbm] [E] Friends on the [B] shore, I'm jumping [E] too.
Of course, it wasn't long before the water turned silty,
brackish, and then disappeared altogether.
As cruel as Caldwell [Eb] B.
Cladwell [E] was,
his measures effectively regulated water consumption,
sparing the town the same fate as the phantom Eurita.
[Ebm] Hope chose to ignore the warning signs, however,
preferring to [Ab] bask in the people's love for as long as it lasts.
What kind of musical is this?
The good guys finally take over, and then [Eb] everything starts falling apart.
Like I said, Little Sally, this isn't a happy musical.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Bb] Yes, Little Sally, [Gb] yes it is.
[Eb] Such [Ebm] a fever.
If only [Gb] I had a [Dbm] cool, calm glass [Abm] of water, maybe [Dbm] I'd have a fighting [E] chance.
[Gb] Don't you see, Mrs.
Strong?
A glass of water's [E] inside you.
It always has been.
[B] It has?
[E] Of course it has.
Don't you know what you are?
[Dbm] A [E] river?
That's [Dbm] right.
We all are.
[E] You [Dbm] are the [A] river, I [E] am the [Gbm] river.
He [E] is the river, she is too.
[Dbm]
[Abm] All under [A] river, going for [Gbm] freedom, [E] going for justice, let's review.
[F]
[N] We see a river going for freedom, we see a river just in view.
You see a river going for freedom, you see a river straight [Eb] and true.
[F] Why do you say that, Little Sally?
[Eb] Don't you think [C] people want to be told that [F] their way of life is unsustainable?
That's awful.
I suppose you're right, Little Sally.
I do suppose you're right.
Can't we do a happy musical next time?
If there is a next time, [Eb] I'm sure we can.
[F] Well, that's our story.
[Eb] Hope eventually [F] joined her father in a manner not quite so [Eb] gentle.
As for the people of this town, they did as best they could.
[F] But they were prepared for the world they inherited, weaned as they were,
[Eb] on the lechon bone of their founding father's scare tactics.
[F]
For when the water dried up, they recognized their town for the first time,
for what it really was, what it was always waiting to be.
[Gm] This is Jordan's house.
Always [Dm] had big Jordan's [C] house.
[A] This [Gm] place is called Jordan's [A] house.
Hail, Malthus!
Hail, Malthus!
Thank you, and [B] good night!
[G]
[F] Thank [E] you, and [Dm]
[Gm] good night!
[D]
[N]
I see a river [Db] just
[Ab] in view.
I see [Eb] a river [Ab] flowing [Eb] for freedom.
I see a river straight and true.
Come to the river [Ab] [Eb] flowing for justice.
[Fm] Come [Eb] to the river rendezvous.
[Cm] Come [Eb] to the [Ab] river flowing [Eb] for [Fm] justice.
All [Eb] for the people, me and you.
Well, as you guessed, Hope took [Fm] over her father's business,
instituting a series [Eb] of reforms which [Ab] opened the public bathrooms to [Eb] all the people,
to pee for free whenever [Gm] they liked, [Ab] as much as they liked, [Eb] for as long as they [F] liked,
with whomever they liked.
The UTC was renamed [Eb] the Bobby Strong Memorial Toilet Authority
[Bb] and was operated as [Eb] a public trust for the benefit of the public.
[E]
Sisters [A] and brothers fight [E] for the [Gbm] river.
Father [E] needs to [Dbm]
[A] leap [E] for the river.
[Gbm] Shout [E] for the river.
Wake up to step in [Dbm] the river.
[A] Wade [Gb] in the river.
[Dbm]
Sulk in the [Eb] river.
Through and [Dbm] through and through and through and through.
Once [Abm] in the [A] river, you [Eb] are the river.
[Gbm] [E] Friends on the [B] shore, I'm jumping [E] too.
Of course, it wasn't long before the water turned silty,
brackish, and then disappeared altogether.
As cruel as Caldwell [Eb] B.
Cladwell [E] was,
his measures effectively regulated water consumption,
sparing the town the same fate as the phantom Eurita.
[Ebm] Hope chose to ignore the warning signs, however,
preferring to [Ab] bask in the people's love for as long as it lasts.
What kind of musical is this?
The good guys finally take over, and then [Eb] everything starts falling apart.
Like I said, Little Sally, this isn't a happy musical.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Bb] Yes, Little Sally, [Gb] yes it is.
[Eb] Such [Ebm] a fever.
If only [Gb] I had a [Dbm] cool, calm glass [Abm] of water, maybe [Dbm] I'd have a fighting [E] chance.
[Gb] Don't you see, Mrs.
Strong?
A glass of water's [E] inside you.
It always has been.
[B] It has?
[E] Of course it has.
Don't you know what you are?
[Dbm] A [E] river?
That's [Dbm] right.
We all are.
[E] You [Dbm] are the [A] river, I [E] am the [Gbm] river.
He [E] is the river, she is too.
[Dbm]
[Abm] All under [A] river, going for [Gbm] freedom, [E] going for justice, let's review.
[F]
[N] We see a river going for freedom, we see a river just in view.
You see a river going for freedom, you see a river straight [Eb] and true.
[F] Why do you say that, Little Sally?
[Eb] Don't you think [C] people want to be told that [F] their way of life is unsustainable?
That's awful.
I suppose you're right, Little Sally.
I do suppose you're right.
Can't we do a happy musical next time?
If there is a next time, [Eb] I'm sure we can.
[F] Well, that's our story.
[Eb] Hope eventually [F] joined her father in a manner not quite so [Eb] gentle.
As for the people of this town, they did as best they could.
[F] But they were prepared for the world they inherited, weaned as they were,
[Eb] on the lechon bone of their founding father's scare tactics.
[F]
For when the water dried up, they recognized their town for the first time,
for what it really was, what it was always waiting to be.
[Gm] This is Jordan's house.
Always [Dm] had big Jordan's [C] house.
[A] This [Gm] place is called Jordan's [A] house.
Hail, Malthus!
Hail, Malthus!
Thank you, and [B] good night!
[G]
[F] Thank [E] you, and [Dm]
[Gm] good night!
[D]
[N]
Key:
Eb
E
Dbm
F
A
Eb
E
Dbm
_ I see a river _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
flowing for freedom. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I see a river _ [Db] just _
_ [Ab] in view. _ _ _ _
_ _ I see [Eb] a river _ [Ab] _ flowing [Eb] for freedom.
_ I see a river _ _ straight and true.
Come to the river [Ab] _ [Eb] flowing for justice.
[Fm] Come [Eb] to the river _ _ rendezvous.
[Cm] Come [Eb] to the [Ab] river flowing [Eb] for [Fm] justice.
All [Eb] for the people, me and you.
_ Well, as you guessed, Hope took [Fm] over her father's business,
instituting a series [Eb] of reforms which [Ab] opened the public bathrooms to [Eb] all the people,
to pee for free whenever [Gm] they liked, [Ab] as much as they liked, [Eb] for as long as they [F] liked,
with whomever they liked.
The UTC was renamed [Eb] the Bobby Strong Memorial Toilet Authority
[Bb] and was operated as [Eb] a public trust for the benefit of the public.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sisters [A] and brothers fight [E] for the [Gbm] river.
Father [E] _ _ _ needs to [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [A] leap [E] for the river.
[Gbm] Shout [E] for the river.
Wake up to step in [Dbm] the river.
[A] Wade [Gb] in the river.
[Dbm]
Sulk in the [Eb] river.
Through and [Dbm] through and through and through and through.
Once [Abm] in the [A] river, you [Eb] are the river.
[Gbm] [E] Friends on the [B] shore, I'm jumping [E] too.
_ Of course, it wasn't long before the water turned silty,
_ brackish, and then disappeared _ altogether.
As cruel as Caldwell [Eb] B.
Cladwell [E] was,
his measures effectively regulated water consumption,
sparing the town the same fate as the phantom Eurita. _
[Ebm] Hope chose to ignore the warning signs, however,
preferring to [Ab] bask in the people's love for as long as it lasts.
What kind of musical is this?
The good guys finally take over, and then [Eb] everything starts falling apart.
Like I said, Little Sally, this isn't a happy musical. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] Yes, Little Sally, [Gb] yes it is.
[Eb] Such [Ebm] a fever.
_ If only [Gb] I had a [Dbm] cool, calm glass [Abm] of water, maybe [Dbm] I'd have a fighting [E] chance.
[Gb] Don't you see, Mrs.
Strong?
A glass of water's [E] inside you.
It always has been.
[B] It has?
[E] Of course it has.
Don't you know what you are?
[Dbm] A [E] river?
That's [Dbm] right.
We all are.
[E] _ You [Dbm] are the [A] river, I [E] am the [Gbm] river.
He [E] is the river, she is too.
[Dbm] _
[Abm] All under [A] river, going for [Gbm] freedom, [E] going for justice, let's review.
[F] _
[N] We see a river going for freedom, we see a river just in view.
You see a river going for freedom, you see a river straight [Eb] and true.
_ [F] Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do you say that, Little Sally?
[Eb] Don't you think [C] people want to be told that [F] their way of life is unsustainable?
That's _ _ _ awful.
I suppose you're right, Little Sally.
I do suppose you're right.
Can't we do a happy musical next time?
If there is a next time, [Eb] I'm sure we can.
_ [F] Well, that's our story.
[Eb] Hope eventually [F] joined her father in a manner not quite so [Eb] gentle.
As for the people of this town, they did as best they could.
[F] But they were prepared for the world they inherited, weaned as they were,
[Eb] on the lechon bone of their founding father's scare tactics.
[F]
For when the water dried up, they recognized their town for the first time,
for what it really was, what it was always waiting to be.
_ _ _ [Gm] This is _ Jordan's house.
_ Always [Dm] had big _ Jordan's [C] house.
_ [A] This [Gm] place is called Jordan's _ [A] house.
Hail, Malthus!
Hail, _ Malthus!
Thank you, and [B] good night!
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] Thank [E] you, and [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] good night! _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
flowing for freedom. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I see a river _ [Db] just _
_ [Ab] in view. _ _ _ _
_ _ I see [Eb] a river _ [Ab] _ flowing [Eb] for freedom.
_ I see a river _ _ straight and true.
Come to the river [Ab] _ [Eb] flowing for justice.
[Fm] Come [Eb] to the river _ _ rendezvous.
[Cm] Come [Eb] to the [Ab] river flowing [Eb] for [Fm] justice.
All [Eb] for the people, me and you.
_ Well, as you guessed, Hope took [Fm] over her father's business,
instituting a series [Eb] of reforms which [Ab] opened the public bathrooms to [Eb] all the people,
to pee for free whenever [Gm] they liked, [Ab] as much as they liked, [Eb] for as long as they [F] liked,
with whomever they liked.
The UTC was renamed [Eb] the Bobby Strong Memorial Toilet Authority
[Bb] and was operated as [Eb] a public trust for the benefit of the public.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sisters [A] and brothers fight [E] for the [Gbm] river.
Father [E] _ _ _ needs to [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [A] leap [E] for the river.
[Gbm] Shout [E] for the river.
Wake up to step in [Dbm] the river.
[A] Wade [Gb] in the river.
[Dbm]
Sulk in the [Eb] river.
Through and [Dbm] through and through and through and through.
Once [Abm] in the [A] river, you [Eb] are the river.
[Gbm] [E] Friends on the [B] shore, I'm jumping [E] too.
_ Of course, it wasn't long before the water turned silty,
_ brackish, and then disappeared _ altogether.
As cruel as Caldwell [Eb] B.
Cladwell [E] was,
his measures effectively regulated water consumption,
sparing the town the same fate as the phantom Eurita. _
[Ebm] Hope chose to ignore the warning signs, however,
preferring to [Ab] bask in the people's love for as long as it lasts.
What kind of musical is this?
The good guys finally take over, and then [Eb] everything starts falling apart.
Like I said, Little Sally, this isn't a happy musical. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] Yes, Little Sally, [Gb] yes it is.
[Eb] Such [Ebm] a fever.
_ If only [Gb] I had a [Dbm] cool, calm glass [Abm] of water, maybe [Dbm] I'd have a fighting [E] chance.
[Gb] Don't you see, Mrs.
Strong?
A glass of water's [E] inside you.
It always has been.
[B] It has?
[E] Of course it has.
Don't you know what you are?
[Dbm] A [E] river?
That's [Dbm] right.
We all are.
[E] _ You [Dbm] are the [A] river, I [E] am the [Gbm] river.
He [E] is the river, she is too.
[Dbm] _
[Abm] All under [A] river, going for [Gbm] freedom, [E] going for justice, let's review.
[F] _
[N] We see a river going for freedom, we see a river just in view.
You see a river going for freedom, you see a river straight [Eb] and true.
_ [F] Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do you say that, Little Sally?
[Eb] Don't you think [C] people want to be told that [F] their way of life is unsustainable?
That's _ _ _ awful.
I suppose you're right, Little Sally.
I do suppose you're right.
Can't we do a happy musical next time?
If there is a next time, [Eb] I'm sure we can.
_ [F] Well, that's our story.
[Eb] Hope eventually [F] joined her father in a manner not quite so [Eb] gentle.
As for the people of this town, they did as best they could.
[F] But they were prepared for the world they inherited, weaned as they were,
[Eb] on the lechon bone of their founding father's scare tactics.
[F]
For when the water dried up, they recognized their town for the first time,
for what it really was, what it was always waiting to be.
_ _ _ [Gm] This is _ Jordan's house.
_ Always [Dm] had big _ Jordan's [C] house.
_ [A] This [Gm] place is called Jordan's _ [A] house.
Hail, Malthus!
Hail, _ Malthus!
Thank you, and [B] good night!
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] Thank [E] you, and [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] good night! _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _