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Thread #135445   Message #3092611
Posted By: GUEST,Grishka
10-Feb-11 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: God's River (Emmett Miller)
Subject: RE: Chords for 'God's River' by Emmett Miller
Christien, thank you for linking the song for us. Yes, that's the "shuffle" of time with a charmingly nostalgic sound.

The chords are a bit tricky, since the band is not always united in harmony. Here is my go, everyone is welcome to correct or improve it:
 Intro:
Eb Ab7
Eb C7 Fm Bb7 Eb _
Ebm Abm/Cb Bb7

Ebm                           Gb
'fraid I'll never last till I get to the Levee
Abm                          Eb
'fraid to travel fast with a pack so heavy
Abm                     Eb            Cm              G7        Cm  Abmaj7 Bb7
but I'm gonna stack it, try to get to pack it on that ol' river line
Ebm                          Gb
Strolling by the side but my heart is happy
Abm                            Bb7
that's because I'm heading for Home
Abm                    Bb7
Never more will I ever roam

Eb                     Abm
Home, those whistles & bells
                 Eb     C7 Fm
I know what that spells,
Bb7   Eb   Cm Fo Bb7
God's River

Eb                   Abm
Home, if I miss that boat
             Eb   C7/E Fm
I know I can float
Bb7   Eb   Cm Fm Bb7-9
God's River

Eb   Abm Ao   Eb7/Db Ab        Ao
Mile by  mile I      paddle my old canoe
Eb         Eb7                     F9 Bb7
I'll be in heaven when my journeys o--ver
Eb             Abm
For the one i adore
                Eb   C Fm
is watching the shore
Bb7   Eb   Cm Fo Bb7
God's River

("yodel":)
Eb _ Ab7 Eb Bb7 Eb Abm Bb7
Eb _ Ab7 Eb C Bb7 Eb _ Abm

Mile by mile etc.

Eb Ab Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Bb9 Eb