The River chords by Bruce Springsteen (Ver. 3)

The River Chords

One of the greatest songs ever written. If you wanna play the live version from the
"Live 1975-1985" take a capo on 2nd fret. If you wanna play
the normal record play it with standard tuning (E A D
B E)

The River
Bruce Springsteen
Tabbed by Steini


Intro: | Em | G | D | C | Am | G |
C

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-10-8------12-10-8-10-------|
G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b--------------8b----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

 Em           G       D          C
I come from down in the valley  Where mister, when you're young
    Em       G C        G
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
    C                 G      D  Em
Me and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen
   Am                G           C
We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green

     Em     C    D          G
We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
  Em     C     D C
Oh down to the river we'd ride

   Em        G    D           C
Then I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote
  Em      G           C         G
And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
  C                  G      D    Em
We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest
  Am
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
   G          C
No flowers, no wedding dress

          Em     C
That night we went down to the river
  D          G
And into the river we'd dive
  Em     C      D  C
Oh down to the river we did ride

Solo: | Em  G  D C | Em  G
 G |
   | C  C  G D  Em | Am
 G  C | C

e|-------------------------------------10-10--12--10-12-10--12--10-12-10-------------------|
B|--------------12-10-8------12--12-12------------------------------------12--12-10-8------|
G|-9--8-9-11-12---------8b------------------------------------------------------------8b---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10-10--8-10-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------8b---7-7-12-11-8b-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Em           G        D        C
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
   Em           G       C         G
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
  C
Now all them things that seemed so important
       G         D      Em
Well mister they vanished right into the air
      Am                G          C
Now I just act like I don't remember  Mary acts like she don't care

     Em           G            D
But I remember us riding in my brother's car  Her body tan and wet down at
   C        Em           G
the reservoir  At night on them banks I'd lie awake
        C           G
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
      C
Now those memories come back to haunt me
   G    D   Em
They haunt me like a curse
    Am                  G        C
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true  Or is it something worse

        Em     C         D        G
That sends me down to the river  Though I know the river is dry
        Em     C    D  C
That sends me down to the river tonight
 Em     C    D    G
Down to the river my baby and I
  Em     C    D C
Oh down to the river we ride   Ooh..
Em C D G    Em C
 C