The Waifs

The River(Chords)

The Waifs

Key: Am

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	        ***Guitar 1 plays the chords at all times, Guitar 2 plays riffs where  
indicated 
 
4/4 time 
In the key of A minor 
 
INTRO 
Guitar 1: strum           |Am-->                     G 
 
Guitar 2: 
e|------------------------0--0--0---------3-3/5--------| 
B|-1p0--------------------1--0--1---3--5---------------| 
G|-----2p0----------------2--2--2----------------------| 
D|---------2p0---------------------------------------0-| 
A|-------------3p0------0~~--------------------------2-| 
E|-----------------0--3------------------------------3-|
VERSE 1 Am F G I stood and watched my Daddy die Am F Em No one could help his plight Am F G He was trying to save our home Am F Em On the day that the river rose Am F G It came alive I heard them say RIFF #1 Am F Em Am 'There was nothing we could do as he washed away'
Guitar 2: 
RIFF #1 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-----1---------1---------0-----------| 
G|-------2---------2---------0---------| 
D|---2---------3-----------------------| 
A|-0---------3-----------2-------0~~---| 
E|---------------------0---------------|
CHORUS Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the core of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em VERSE 2 Am F G I'm a man now, but I'm only seven Am F Em It's been hard since Daddy went to heaven Am F G 'We're staying now,' my mother said Gtr2:RIFF #1 Am F Em Am 'He worked this land his life is here.'
Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em
SOLO
(v=vibrato) 
Guitar 2: 
e|------------------------------------------------------8------7------| 
B|-1p0-1-0---------0---1p0-1-0-----3/5-8/10-10~-10-8-10---10-----10---| 
G|---------2p0-2-2-------------2/5---------------------------9------9-| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-8----7-----8-10-8------8-7h8-7-5-------8-5~----------------------------| 
B|--10----10---------10v------------8-8\5------8/10\8-8-5-----------------| 
G|----9-----9---------9v----------------------------------7-5-------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------7-5---------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-----| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------8-5~|
VIOLIN SOLO Am F G x8 VERSE 3 Am F G Won't you follow me late at night Am F Em To the river when the moon is bright Am F G We can wash our sorrows down Am F Em Underneath that shining round Am F G Sitting in the still night air Am F Em Can't you feel our Daddy there Am F G There's life and death in all this power Am F Em Underneath these shining stars
Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart of it Am F Em Right into the cause of it Am F G Running from the heart... Am F Em
OUTRO Am F G x8 (violin outro) End on Am

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