The River

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                               THE RIVER - Elbow
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Tuning: Standard

I've tabbed an acoustic guitar 
arrangement of the piano and guitar 
parts heard in the
song. Aim to let everything ring on 
for as long as possible to allow for
 the sustain pedal.


Intro:

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7          
E|---------0----------------------
B|---0----------------------------
G|-------4-------6----------------
D|-4-----5-----4-------6----------
A|-5-----------5-----4------------
E|-------------------5------------

E|----------------------------------
B|-----------------------------9----
G|-----6----------------------------
D|---4-------6----------------------
A|---5-----4------------------------
E|---------5------------------------


  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        
E|---------0----------------------
B|---0----------------------------
G|-------4-------6----------------
D|-4-----5-----4-------6----------
A|-5-----------5-----4------------
E|-------------------5------------
  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  
E|------------------------------4---
B|----------------------------2-----
G|---6--------------------6---2-----
D|-4-------6------------4-----------
A|-5-----4--------------5-----------
E|-------5--------------------------

Verse:

  Em/G      C               A    
        "I walked with the river 
     D          E
in a kind of a dream..."
E|----0-----0---------------------
B|-------------3------------2-----
G|-4--------5------------------2--
D|-5------------------------2-----
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|---------------0-----0-----0------
G|----2----------1-----1-----1------
D|-------4-------2-----2-----2------
A|----5-----------------------------
E|----------------------------------

Continues after the ad
  Em/G       C           
 "...hand in hand with the 
  A           D         E
all-knowing river in me..."
E|----0------0--------------------
B|--------------3----------2------
G|-4---------5----------------2---
D|-5-----------------------2------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|---------------0-----0-----0------
G|-----2---------1-----1-----1------
D|--------4------2-----2-----2------
A|-----5----------------------------
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  Em/G          C          A     
    "...to the clamour of rushes 
   D         E
        and deeply bowing trees..."
e|----0---------0-----------------
B|-----------------3-------2------
G|-4------------5-------------2---
D|-5-----------------------2------
A|--------------------------------
E|E|E|----------------------------

e|----------------------------------
B|------------0------0-----------0--
G|--2---------1------1-----------1--
D|-----4------2------2-----------2--
A|--5-------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

  Em/G       C            A      
    "...and drunk making blossom 
      D            E
that blushed to be seen"
E|----0------0--------------------
B|--------------3---------2-------
G|-4---------5---------------2----
D|-5----------------------2-------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|------------------0-----0-----0---
G|-----2------------1-----1-----1---
D|--------4---------2-----2-----2---
A|-----5----------------------------
E|------------------------------0---

Instrumental:

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        
E|---------0----------------------
B|---0----------------------------
G|-------4-------6----------------
D|-4-----5-----4-------6----------
A|-5-----------5-----4------------
E|-------------------5------------
  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dmaj7  
E|------------------------------4---
B|----------------------------2-----
G|---6--------------------6---2-----
D|-4-------6------------4-----------
A|-5-----4--------------5-----------
E|-------5--------------------------

Verse:

  Em/G      C           A         
        "I told him my sorrows and
 D            E
 broken-down dreams..."
E|----0-----0---------------------
B|-------------3--------2---------
G|-4--------5--------------2------
D|-5--------------------2---------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|--------------0-----0-----0-------
G|-2------------1-----1-----1-------
D|----4---------2-----2-----2-------
A|-5--------------------------------
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  Em/G       C             A     
      "...confessed every lie,   
   D            E
 replayed every scene..."
E|----0------0--------------------
B|--------------3----------2------
G|-4---------5----------------2---
D|-5-----------------------2------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|---------------0-----0-----0------
G|--2------------1-----1-----1------
D|-----4---------2-----2-----2------
A|--5-------------------------------
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  Em/G       C       A      
      "...he openly wept as he 
   D           E
listened to me..."
E|----0------0--------------------
B|--------------3----2------------
G|-4---------5----------2------2--
D|-5-----------------2------------
A|-----------------------------5--
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|---------0-----0-----0------------
G|---------1-----1-----1------------
D|4--------2-----2-----2------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

       Em/G            C          
"...and then, with the sun in the 
A         D            E
west, he showed me the sea"
E|---------0-----------0----------
B|------------------------3-------
G|------4--------------5----------
D|------5-------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|2----------------------0-----0----
G|---2------2------------1-----1----
D|2------------4---------2-----2----
A|----------5-----------------------
E|----------------------------------

E|------------------------| 
B|-0----------------------| 
G|-1----------------------| 
D|-2----------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|-0----------------------| 

Outro:

  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7          
E|---------0----------------------
B|---0----------------------------
G|-------4-------6----------------
D|-4-----5-----4-------6----------
A|-5-----------5-----4------------
E|-------------------5------------
  Dmaj7  Amaj7
E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-----6----------------------------
D|---4-------6----------------------
A|---5-----4------------------------
E|---------5------------------------


  Bm/D  Em/G  Dmaj7  Amaj7        Dm
E|---------0----------------------
B|---0----------------------------
G|-------4-------6----------------
D|-4-----5-----4-------6----------
A|-5-----------5-----4------------
E|-------------------5------------

E|----------------------------------
B|--------------------9-----------2-
G|---6------------------------6---2-
D|-4-------6----------------4-------
A|-5-----4------------------5-------
E|-------5--------------------------

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