Gentle River
Preformed by: Alison Krauss
Album: Too Late To Cry

Standard Tuning

ea gd be

A (x02220@1)     0 0 2 2 2 0
Bm (x24432@1)    2 2 4 4 3 0 (Barred)
C (x32010@1)     0 3 2 0 1 0
D (xx0232@1)     X 0 0 2 3 2
D7 (xx0212@1)    X 0 0 2 1 2
G (320003@1)     3 2 0 0 3 3
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D4 (xx0233@1)    X 4 0 2 3 2
D2 (x43141@2)    X 2 0 2 3 2
D0      X 0 0 2 3 2

For each of the chords, play the bass note of each for the first beat. For D and D7, 
play the open D, not the open A

For the first phrase of the chorus and instrumental break, walk down the A string for 
the bass notes (I use my pink finger). They are represented as D4, D2 and D0

Intro Riff
e------------|
b------------|
g------------|
d------------|
a--0--2--4---|
E------------|

Intro chords
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)D7G     AD  A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)D7G  A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)             Bm (x24432@1)    D7I've (xx0212@1) lived  a  life  full  of  sorrow
      G (320003@1)                     AWith (x02220@1) no  where  to  run  or  to  hide
D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)      D7Happiness (xx0212@1) you'll  see  is  borrowed
     G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)          DAll (xx0232@1) I  want  is  you  by  my  side

D (xx0232@1)     D (xx0232@1)Dsus4D2 D0        GGentle (320003@1) river    take  me  away
         A (x02220@1)                 Dto (xx0232@1) the  time  of  happier  days
        D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     Bm (x24432@1)      GAll (320003@1) I  need  is  love  and  company
        D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)DGentle (xx0232@1) river  bring  him  back  to  me

Instrumental Break
D (xx0232@1)Dsus4D2 D0   G (320003@1)   GA                D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  D7You (xx0212@1) can  spend  all  your  time  a'cryin
        G (320003@1)                         AListen (x02220@1) here  I  don't  need  your  sympathy
  D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)              Bm (x24432@1)    D7Cause (xx0212@1) I've  made  my  life  to  live  it
  G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)                 DAll (xx0232@1) I  need  is  you  here  with  me...



D (xx0232@1)     D (xx0232@1)Dsus4D2 D0        GGentle (320003@1) river    take  me  away
         A (x02220@1)                 Dto (xx0232@1) the  time  of  happier  days
        D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     Bm (x24432@1)      GAll (320003@1) I  need  is  love  and  company
        D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)DGentle (xx0232@1) river  bring  him  back  to  me

D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)                          D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)
GD
Gentle  river  bring  em' back  to...    me