Take Me To the River by Kaleida
[Intro]
2 bars of drums, Em x4
[Verse]
Em Em
I don't know why I love you like I do
Em Em
After all the changes you put me through
Em Em
You stole my money and my cigarettes
Em Em
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
[Pre]
C G
I want to know. Can you tell me.
Am Bm
I'd love to stay
[Chorus]
Em D
Take me to the river, and wash me there
C D
Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground
Em
Take me to the river right now
Em Em
[Verse]
Em Em
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Em Em
Think of all the things we could have had
Em Em
Love is an ocean that I can't forget
Em Em
Sweet sixteen I would never regret
[Pre]
C G
I want to know. Can you tell me
Am Bm
I'd love to stay
[Chorus]
Em D
Take me to the river and dip me down
C D
Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground
Em
Take me to the river right now
[Break]
[Chorus]
Em D
Take me to the river and wash me there
C D
Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground
Em
Take me to the river right now
[Chorus]
Em D
Take me to the river and wash me there
C D
Won't you cleanse my soul and put my feet on the ground
Em
Take me to the river right now
Notes
Although this is not a guitar song, it is a fantastic song.
Repeat the Em throughout the verse. Play each bar twice during the Pre and Chorus.
The chords and riff can be moved around the fret board.
Main Riff
Em D
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |--2--2--4--2--5--2--4--2----|----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|--5--5--7--5--9--5--7--5----|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
C
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--3--3--5--3--7--3--5--3----||
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Chords
Em C G Am Bm
E |-------|--0----|--3----|--0----|--2----||
B |--0----|--1----|--3----|--1----|--3----||
G |--0----|--0----|--0----|--2----|--4----||
D |--2----|--2----|--0----|--2----|--4----||
A |--2----|--3----|--2----|--0----|--2----||
E |--0----|-------|--3----|-------|-------||