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Riverchild Tab by Clara Benin

Riverchild tab by Clara Benin

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

e|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/7--|--7-----7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6\2----|
D|---0---0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
A|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------|--5-----------------------------5----|--9-----------7-----------------------------7------|

e|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/11-|--11-----11-----11-----11-----|
D|-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|------0------0------0------0--|
A|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--4----------|--5-----------------------------5----|--12--------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9~--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-11---------------------------|


Verse 1:

     I am a       house of cards                      Bound to fall at any
e|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/7--|--7-----7-----6-----6-----|
D|---0---0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--0------------|--5-----------------------------5----|--9-----------7-----------|

   blow
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2---|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------------------------------|

     You are the  rushing wind              And I    collapse        every     time        I
e|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/11-|--11-----11-----9-----9-----7-----7-----|
D|-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------|--5-----------------------------5----|--12------------11----------9-----------|

  feel you in my skin
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------5-----------------------------5-----4-----------0--------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

     My          quiver     is empty                      All my   arrows   spent
e|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2/3--|--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|--------4\2--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-------|
D|---0---0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------|--4-----------5-----------------------|--5----------4-----------0-------------------------|

        All     bended and    broken                       In disarray and   discontent
e|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2/3--|--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4\2--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2/7-----|
D|-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------|--4-----------5-----------------------|--5----------4-----------0-------------------------|


Instrumental:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----7-----7-----7/6---6-----6-----11-----11-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/7--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------7-----------12------------5-----------------------------5----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----7-----7-----7/6---6-----6-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2--2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------7-----------4-----------5-----------------------------5----4-----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

     I am an       astronaut                             Trying to find my way
e|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/7--|--7-----7-----6-----6-----|
D|---0---0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--0------------|--5-----------------------------5----|--9-----------7-----------|

      home
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2---|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------------------------------|

     You are a   satellite,                             floating all around       my mind
e|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2/4--|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/11-|--11-----11-----9-----9-----7-----7-----|
D|-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|-------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------|--5-----------------------------5----|--12------------11----------9-----------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------5-----------------------------5-----4-----------0--------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

     My          flesh     is fading                      As my     spirit  soars
e|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2/3--|--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|--------4\2--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-------|
D|---0---0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------|--4-----------5-----------------------|--5----------4-----------0-------------------------|

       My      heart  is     aching                      To be in two places at once
e|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2/3--|--3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4\2--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2/7-----|
D|-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------|--4-----------5-----------------------|--5----------4-----------0-------------------------|


Instrumental:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----7-----7-----7/6---6-----6-----11-----11-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/7--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------7-----------12------------5-----------------------------5----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----7-----7-----7/6---6-----6-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2--2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------7-----------4-----------5-----------------------------5----4-----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------|


Bridge:

   Oh,  plant             me   by    the    river                                    Let me rest my
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2--2-----2-----|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----7-----------5-----------------------------5----4-----------|

   soul
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------|

   Oh,  sing                  sing to me, oh, river                                     'Til I made
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----11-----11-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9\6--6-----6-----|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----12----------- 11----------------------------11---7-----------|

   whole
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4\2--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------------------------5----4-----------0-----------------------0-----------------|

   Oh,  plant             me   by    the    river
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----7-----------5-----------------------------|

   Oh,  sing                  sing to me, oh, river
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----11-----11-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----12----------- 11----------------------------|

   Oh,  plant             me   by    the    river
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----7-----------5-----------------------------|

   Oh,  sing                  sing to me, oh, river
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--4-----4-----4-----2/4--4-----7-----11-----11-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9\6--|
D|----------0-----0-----0----------0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----5-----------------4----5-----9-----12------------11----------------------------11---|


   Oh...                                           Oh...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/6--6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4/2--|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------5-----------------------------5----7-----------5-----------------------------5----|

   Oh..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0--|

/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down

End:

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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