The River

Capo 5

Tuning standard

C is played like this. e|-----3----|
                       B|----------|
                       G|----------|
                       D|-----2----|
                       A|-----3----|
                       E|----------|
Verse 1

Em        G                C
Hide your children there's trouble around
Em       G        C
Preacher have you heard of the man around
Fmaj7  D             C
Little girls playing in the river
Fmaj7   D              C
When he finds them the rest makes me shiver
G             C                G
He holds them down where their feet
                 C
 won't reach the ground
       Em            D           C
And he waits for the struggle to end
       Em            G           C
Yes he waits for the struggle to end

Verse 2

Em      G            C
I'll go find him and save his soul
Em  G             C
Lucifers position takes its toll
Fmaj7    D           C
Just one prayer will end the madness
Fmaj7 D          C
A few words will end the sadness
         G          C
And I'll search the town until I
G         C
track him down
      Em      D            C
And I pray to do the right thing
      Em      D            C
Yes I pray to do the right thing

Bridge

      Fmaj7             D
So he finds the man and shares with him
         Fmaj7                D
He feels guilty for what he's done
    Fmaj7                   D
I'm sorry you see for these awful deeds
    Fmaj7             D
Now what must I do to purge them

Verse 3

Fmaj7   D       C
Well my son you must be baptised
Fmaj7  D       C
If you want to see the Christ
    G                  C
The preacher holds him down where
    G                    C
His feet won't reach the ground
       Em            D            C
And he waits for the judgement to come
       Em            D
Yes he waits for the lords will to
   C
be done