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


Standard Tuning

        e a g d b e

A       0 0 2 2 2 0
Bm      2 2 4 4 3 0 (Barred)
C       0 3 2 0 1 0
D       X 0 0 2 3 2
D7      X 0 0 2 1 2
G       3 2 0 0 3 3
--------------------
D4      X 4 0 2 3 2
D2      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  A  Bm  D7
G     A
D  A  Bm  D7
G  A  D   C


D               A               Bm      D7
I've  lived  a  life  full  of  sorrow
      G                       A
With  no  where  to  run  or  to  hide
D                  A        Bm        D7
Happiness  you'll  see  is  borrowed
     G            A            D
All  I  want  is  you  by  my  side


D       D  Dsus4 D2 D0        G
Gentle  river    take  me  away
         A                   D
to  the  time  of  happier  days
        D    Dsus4       Bm        G
All  I  need  is  love  and  company
        D   A                        D    C  D
Gentle  river  bring  him  back  to  me

Instrumental Break
D  Dsus4 D2 D0   G     G
A                D  C  D  A


          D                 A        Bm    D7
You  can  spend  all  your  time  a'cryin
        G                           A
Listen  here  I  don't  need  your  sympathy
  D               A                Bm      D7
Cause  I've  made  my  life  to  live  it
  G             A                   D
All  I  need  is  you  here  with  me...



D       D  Dsus4 D2 D0        G
Gentle  river    take  me  away
         A                   D
to  the  time  of  happier  days
        D    Dsus4       Bm        G
All  I  need  is  love  and  company
        D   A                        D    C  D
Gentle  river  bring  him  back  to  me


        D   A                            D  C  
G D
Gentle  river  bring  em' back  to...    me