Song:By the River
Artist:Weeping Willows
Chord analysis:Mats Fagergren, 2017
please use the chords according to the instructions below:
[chords used]
E,A,D,G,B,e E,A,D,G,B,e
Cmaj7+11 x,x,10,9,7,7 C x,3,2,0,1,0 Chorus1 and outro
Cmaj7 x,x,10,9,8,7 (intro/verse) Am. x,0,2,2,1,0 ---"---
Gmaj7 x,10,9,7,7,7 (--"--). Em/B. x,2,2,0,0,0. ---"---
G x,10,9,7,8,7.(--"--). F. x,x,3,2,1,0 (bridge)
Am. 5,7,7,5,5,5 (--"--). Fmaj7. x,x,3,2,1,0. (bridge and outro)
Am7. 5,7,7,5,8,5 (--"--). Bbmaj7 x,1,3,2,3,1. (bridge)
A 5,7,7,6,5,5 (--"--). Bbmaj9/G 3,3,3,3,3,5 (bridge)
A7 5,7,5,6,8,5 (--"--). C. 8,10,10,9,8,8 (chorus2)
Gmaj7 3,x,4,4,3,x (chorus1) Cmaj7. 8,x,9,9,8,x (chorus2)
G 3,5,5,4,3,3. (chorus1) F6/C. 8,8,10,10,10,10. (chorus2)
C6/G 3,3,5,5,5,5. (chorus1)
C6. x,3,5,5,5,5. (chorus1) Fmaj7. x,8,10,9,10,8. (chorus2)
Cmaj7 x,3,5,4,5,3.(chorus1) F6. x,8,10,10,10,10. (chorus2)
D11 x,5,5,5,5,5.(chorus1) Dm. 10,12,12,10,10,10 (chorus2)
Em7. x,7,9,7,8,7 (chorus2) Esus4. x,7,9,9,10,7 (chorus2), alt 0,2,2,2,0,0.
Fmaj7+11. x,x,3,2,0,0. (outro) Cmaj7. x,3,2,0,0,0 (outro)
[intro 1]
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7
e-----------------|------------------|
B-----7---8---7---|-----7---8---7----|
G----9--9---9---9-|----9--9---9---9--|
D--10-------------|--10--------------|
A-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
e-----------------|------------------|
B-----7---8---7---|-----7---8---7----|
G----7--7---7---7-|----7--7---7---7--|
D--9--------------|--9---------------|
A-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
[(repeat above 1 time , then continue the same fingerpicking during the verse)]
[verse1]
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7
These streets are deserted
Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
Black asphalt and rain
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7
Behind the drawn curtains
Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
The homes look the same.
Am Am7 Am Am7
e-----------------|------------------|
B-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5----|
G----5--5---5---5-|----5--5---5---5--|
D--7--------------|--7---------------|
A-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
I've been here too long
A A7 A A7
e-----------------|------------------|
B------5---8--6---|------5---8--6----|
G----6--6---6---6-|----6---6--6---6--|
D--7--------------|--7---------------|
A-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
And I dont't belong
[chorus1]
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
No one cares about the man whose
C6/G Cmaj7 C6
head hangs down
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
No one hears the cries of the man
C6/G D11
about to drown
C Em/B
This town is soaked in silence
Am
A quiet threat of violence
Gmaj7 G
And here I am
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11
By the river
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
I'm down by the river
[verse 2- repeat same fingerpicking style as in intro an verse 1]
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7
I stand by the water
Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
With the light of the moon
Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Cmaj7
A road made of silver
Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 G
Am I leaving too soon?
Am Am7 Am Am7
I've been here too long
A A7 A A7
and I don't belong
[chorus1]
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
No one cares about the man whose
C6/G Cmaj7 C6
head hangs down
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
No one hears the cries of the man
C6/G D11
about to drown
C Em/B
This town is soaked in silence
Am
A quiet threat of violence
Gmaj7 G
And here I am
Cmaj7+11
By the river
[bridge]
| Gmaj7 G | Gmaj7 G | C6/G | C6/G |
| F | Fmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj9/G | Bbmaj9/G |
[chorus2]
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
No one cares about the man whose
F6/C Fmaj7 F6
head hangs down
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
No one hears the cries of the man
Dm G
about to drown
Fmaj7 Esus4 E
This town is soaked in silence
Dm Dm7
A quiet threat of violence
[outro]
Fmaj7 Em7
Yes this town is soaked in silence
Dm Dm7
A quiet threat of violence
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
And here I am
Fmaj7+11 Fmaj7 Fmaj7+11 Fmaj7
By the river
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
I'm down by the river
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
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