
COld River
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Tom : D
[Intro] E D A E E D6 A E Bm A E Bm7 A
[Verse 1]
E D A E D A
I took a ride in an automobile
E D A6 E7 Am
Pushed my hands out against the wheel
E7 D A
Asked a girl if she needed a ride
E D A E E7
She said, "Sure, babe, but I want to drive"
B G
Hey, now, wait a while
E7M Bm
We're going down with a smile
Bm G E7 G A
Cold river, she took me down
D6 G E7 G6
Cold river, she took my pride
A Bm
River runs so deep
A
It runs so deep
F#m B E
It runs so deep
E D6 A E D A E7 D/A E7 D A
Had to stop on account of the storm
E D/E A E7 D/A
Seemed like years since I'd been warm
Em7 D A
We drove all night till the tires blew
E D/A A E7
Got in the back and did what you do
B G7M
Hey, now, wait a while
E Bm
We're going down with a smile
Bm G E7 A
Cold river, she took my pride
D6 G E7 A7 E7
Cold river, she took my pride
Bm7 G6
On a sunny day
E
On a sunny day
G A7
She took my pride
D6 G6 Gm
All the money you made
E
Did you need it, babe?
G
She took my pride
A Bm7(5-)
River runs so deep
A
It runs so deep
G7M A B E Em A E Em7 Am
It runs so deep
Bm G
E° A/E G6 A7
Cold river, she took me down
D6 G E7 G6 A7
Cold river, she took my pride
Bm7 G
On a sunny day cold river
Em7 A7
On a sunny day she took my pride
Bm G6
All the money you made
(Cold river)
E7
Did you need it, babe?
(She took my)
A Bm
River runs so deep
A6
It runs so deep
F#m Bm7
It runs so deep
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
Bm
Cold river
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