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The River by Garth Brooks - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2

            Acoustic Ballad Interpretation
by Buenofine Dayao Calse


[Intro]

G    A G    A G    A G     A D Dsus2 D


[Verse 1]

(D)                       Dsus2 D         G             D
You know a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows.
         G               D/F#             Em             A
And a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes
            D
Trying to learn from what's behind him
            Bm               G
And never knowing what's in store
            D
Makes each day a constant battle
          A                D
Just to stay between the shores.


[Chorus 1]

(D)               Dsus2 D            G         D
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,
        G            D/F#         Em           A
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky
            D                    G
I'll never reach my destination if I never try
           D                        A          D Dsus2 D
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.


[Verse 2]

(D)                     Dsus2 D            G            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                         Bm            G
So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied
  D                              A                 D
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.


[Chorus 2]

(D)               Dsus2 D           G          D
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,
        G            D/F#        Em            A
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky
             D                              G
I'll never reach my destination if I never try
           D                       A           D Dsus2 D
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.


[Bridge]

D   Dsus2 D        Bm                 G
       And there's bound to be rough waters
              D                   G
       And I know I'll take some falls
                     Em               D/F#
       But with the good Lord as my captain
              G                    A        (changing key into E)
       I can make it through them all...


[Final Chorus] 
(no chords played or single strum on each chord during the first 2 lines)

           (E)                     (A)        (E)
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,
       (A)          (E/G#)      (F#m)         (B)
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky
             E                  A
I'll never reach my destination if I never try
           E                              B        E     A
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
             E
Yes, I will sail my vessel
           B         A
'Til the river runs dry...
                     E
'Til the river runs dry. 
        

We also have 34 songs by Garth Brooks

• Aint Goin Down Til The Sun Comes Up
• Belleau Wood
• Burning Bridges
• Callin Baton Rouge
• Cowboy Bill
• Dive Bar
• Friends In Low Places
• If Tomorrow Never Comes
• In Anothers Eyes
• It Dont Matter To The Sun
• Learning To Live Again
• More Than A Memory
• Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old
• New Way To Fly
• Night Riders Lament
• Not Counting You
• Papa Loved Mama
• Rodeo
• Shameless
• Shes Every Woman
• Standing Outside The Fire
• Stronger Than Me
• That Summer
• The Beaches Of Cheyenne
• The Dance
• The River
• The Thunder Rolls
• To Make You Feel My Love
• Two Of A Kind Workin On A Full House
• Two Pina Coladas
• Unanswered Prayers
• We Shall Be Free
• What Shes Doing Now
• Wild Horses

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