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
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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
