Garth Brooks - The River (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Garth Brooks - The River First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Garth Brooks. Other chords and tabs for the "The River" can find at the bottom of the page.

By Garth Brooks


Bm   x24432	B	X2333X
G    320033	E	022100
D    XX0232	A/E  	0X222X
D/F# 2X0232	F#m  	24422X
Em   022000	E/G# 	4X245X
A    X0222X 	B/A  	X0444X
E9   024100


INTRO:

G           A/G  G               A/G
e :----------------|-------------------|
B :-0-----3-----2--|-3-------3-------2-|
G :---0-----0---2--|-4---4------4----2-|
D :--0-----0----2--|-5-5-------5-----2-|
A :----------------|-------------------|
E :-3---3-----3-3--|-3-----3------3--3-|

You know....
e :---------------------------|
B :-3-----3-----3-----3-3-----|
G :-----2---2-------2-------2-|
D :---0------0----0-------0---|
A :---------------------------|
E :---------------------------|

VERSE1

D5                  D              G/D            D
dream is like a river,    ever changing as it flows
e :--------------------0H2------------3-------3-----0H2---
B :--3-----------3-----------3-3-----------0----3---------
G :-----------------2------2-----2-------0--------4-------
D :--0--------0-------0---0--------0--0-------------0----2
A :----------------------------------------------------0--
E :-------------------------------------------------------

G                  D/F#            Em                 A
And the dreamers just a vessel,  that must follow where it goes
e :--------3-------------3------0h2-----0----------------0--------
B :3-------------3------------3------3----3---------0--------0----
G :-2----------0------------0------2--------2-----0------------0--
D :---0-----------------------------------------2-----------------
A :---------------------------------------------------------------
E :--------3----------------------------------0-------------------

D         G/D       D              Bm                   G
Trying to learn from whats behind you, And never knowing what's in store
e :--------------2----------3--------2----2--------------------------------
B :-2------2-------------3--3--------3---3----3-------------------3-----0--
G :-----2-----------2-------4--------2-2--------------------4-------4------
D :---2-----2----0----------0--------0------------------4------------------
A :-0---------------------------------------------0-2----------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3—

D       Dsus        D           A                     D Dsus Em/D D
Makes each day  a constant battle, just to stay between the shores
e :-----------0h2-----3--------2-2-----2-------------------------------3-0-2-
B :-----0-----------3--------3-------3---------2--------2-----------3--3-0-3-
G :---0-----------2--------2-------2---------0-----2----------0----------0-2-
D :-0-------0-0-------0----------0---------0-----2---------2--------0-0------
A :--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------
E :--------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
D   G/D   D                    G               D
And I will sail my vessel,        til' the river runs dry
e-------------2----3----2--------------------3--------3------0h2--------
B-------------3----3---------------3---------------0----0-----------3---
G-------------2----4------------2------0--------0---------0-------2-----
D-------------0----0----0-----0-----------0------------------0---0----0-
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------3--------------------------

G                 D/F#            Em              A
Like a bird upon the wind,          these waters are my sky
e---------3---------3--------2------0------------------0---------
B---------------0-----------------3---3------------------0--2----
G-------------0--------0--------2-------2----0-----0-------------
D------------------------0----------------0------2--------2---2--
A--------------------------------------------0--------------0----
E---------3------------------2-----------------------------------

D        G/D  D           G
I'll never reach my destination,     if I never try
e------------2--------3----2-------2----3--------------
B------3---5-3--------3---------------0---------2--3---
G-2----------2--------4----------2---2-------0--2--4---
D------4---5-0--------0----0--0-----------0------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------3----------3---
D        G/D  D                    A
So I will sail      my vessel        til the river runs dry.
e-------------0h2------3----2-------0---------------------------
B-------0--------------3----3---------3-------0h2---------2-----
G----0--------------2--4----2-----2--------0---------2----------
D--0-------0--0---0----0----0---0---0---0----------2--------2---
A---------------------------------------------0---------------0-
E---------------------------------------------------------------




D5                 D              G/D            D
Too many times we stand aside. And let the waters slip away
G                D/F#     Em             A
Til what we put off til tomorrow. Has now become today.
D         G/D         D         Bm              G
So don't you sit upon the shoreline. And say your satisfied.
D         Dsus  D       A                       D  Dsus  Em/D D
Choose to chance the rapids.  And dare to dance the tide.