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Take Me to the River ARTIST: Al Green ALBUM: Al Green Explores Your Mind YEAR: 1974 tabbed by : pp1pete Difference from other tabs [Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and "ring" better] [correct Al Green Lyrics [full lyrics and chords [correct rubric [registered and active user - I can take comments and make corrections CAPO: 0 TUNING: standard CHORDS [high -to mix it up] [high] E7 E7 Asus4 C5 G5 D5 A7 A7sus4 E7+5 B7 C#m e||--0-----0-----0------0-----x-----x-----3-----x------0------x-------x---|| B||--3-----5-----3------0-----x-----x-----2-----x------8------10------5---|| G||--1-----7-----2------5-----x-----7-----2-----x------7------8-------6---|| D||--0-----6-----4------5-----5-----7-----2-----x------6------9-------6---|| A||--2-----7-----0------3-----5-----5-----0-----x------7------x-------4---|| E||--0-----0-----x------x-----3-----x-----x-----x------0------x-------x---|| ---INTRO--- E7 Asus A A7 [see A7 in above chart play "1 2 and"] ---VERSE 1--- E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why I love you like I do
E7 After all these changes that you put me throAsusugh A A7 You stole my money and my cigaretAsustes A A7 And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you Asusyet A A7
---CHORUS---
I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to Astay A7 E7 [ alt A7sus4] Take me to the river, E7 [ alt A7sus4 ] Washing me down E7 [ alt A7sus4 ] Won't you cleanse my soul, E7 [ alt A7sus4 ] Put my feet on the ground
---VERSE 2--- E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why she treated me so bad
E7 Look at all those things that we could have Asushad A A7 E7 Love is a notion that I can't forgAsuset A A7 E7 My sweet sixteen I will never regAsusret A A7
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I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to Astay A7 E7 Asus A [x4] [ can mix in E7 A A7 ]
---BRIDGE---
C#m Hold me, A7 love me, C#m please me, A7 tease me G Till I can't, B7till I can't take no more Take me to the E7river
---VERSE 3--- E7 [alternate drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why I love you like I do
E7 After all the things that you put me thAsusrough A A7 E7 The sixteen candles burning on my wAsusall A A7 E7 Turning me into the biggest fool of them Asusall A A7
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I wanna Cknow, won't you Gtell me, Dam I in love to Astay A7 A7I wanna kAnoE7w A7Take me to the rAivE7er A7I wanna know A E7 A7I want you to dip me in the wAatE7er A7I wanna know A E7 A7Won't you wash me in the wAatE7er A7Wash me in the waAteE7r A7Wash me in the waAteE7r A7Won't you wash me in the waAteE7r FAeeling good