All The Way To The River chords by John Hiatt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

[Play the Am riff alternately with other small embellishments.
The C riff is played nearly before every C note.]

Am – Riff:          C – Riff:
e|---------------------0---|--------------0------|
B|---3b--3--1----------1---|---1--3p1-----1------|
G|---------------------2---|----------2---0------|
D|-------------2--0----2---|--------------2------|
A|---------------------0---|--------------3------|
E|---------------------x---|--------------x------|


Intro:
Am F C G

Verse 1:

Am        F          C - Riff:
Up late with the hollowed out eyes
C         G    Am - Riff:
All the way to the river
Am         F          C - Riff:
Trying every last trouble on for size
C         G    Am - Riff:
All the way to the river
Am        F
Who knows what she's gonna do
C         G
All the way to the river
Am      F
Not up to me, not up to you
C         G
All the way to the river

Interlude:
Am F C G

Verse 2:

Am        F
Fumbling for the keys to her car
C         G
All the way to the river
Am         F
Empty bottles only go so far
C         G
All the way to the river
Am           F
Straight down Broadway, 3 AM
C         G
All the way to the river
Am          F
She's gone way past calling a friend
C         G
All the way to the river

Chorus:

Am         F
All the way to the river
C              G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
Am         F
All the way to the river
C        G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Solo:

Am F C G 2x

Verse 3:

Am       F       C      G  Am – Riff:
Mama don't you worry 'bout me, hmm
Am          F       C     G  Am – Riff:
Scribbled down with a fleur-de-lis, hmm
Am          F          C    G
But how she gonna get through this night, hmm
Am         F      C      G
How she ever gonna be alright, hmm

Chorus:

Am         F
All the way to the river
C              G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
Am         F
All the way to the river
C        G
Dirty Nashville that's her home


Verse 4 single strumms:

Am           F
It takes cowardice and courage too
C         G
All the way to the river
Am         F
To leave this town before you're through
C         G
All the way to the river


regular strumming:

Chorus:

Am         F
All the way to the river
C              G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
Am         F
All the way to the river
C        G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Am         F
All the way to the river
C              G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan
Am         F
All the way to the river
C        G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Am     F         C      G
       All the way to the river   That's her home
Am     F         C      G
       All the way to the river   That's her home
Am     F         C      G
       All the way to the river   That's her home

Outro:

Am F C G   G Am