The River

Elbow

Intro: (harm.) e|---------0---------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---------------------------------------------------------9-----| G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------| D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------| A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------| E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------| e|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------| B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------| G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------| D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------| A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------| E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------| Verse: "I walked with the river in a kind of a dream..." e|----0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3------------2--------------------0-----0-----0-------------| G|-4--------5------------------2------2----------1-----1-----1-------------| D|-5------------------------2------------4-------2-----2-----2-------------| A|------------------------------------5------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "...hand in hand with the all-knowing river in me..." e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------| G|-4---------5----------------2--------2---------1-----1-----1-------------| D|-5-----------------------2--------------4------2-----2-----2-------------| A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "...to the clamour of rushes and deeply bowing trees..." e|----0---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3-------2------------------0------0-----------0----------------| G|-4------------5-------------2-----2---------1------1-----------1----------------| D|-5-----------------------2-----------4------2------2-----------2----------------| A|----------------------------------5---------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "...and drunk making blossom that blushed to be seen" e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------3---------2-------------------------0-----0-----0----------------------| G|-4---------5---------------2---------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------| D|-5----------------------2---------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------| A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------| Instrumental:

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