Nick Drake - River man

Song: River man Artist: Nick Drake Composer: Nick Drake Album: Five leaves left Tabbed by DJ 28th Sept 2016 IMPORTANT INFO: On the Aadd9 and the Amadd9 there is an alternating E bass note throughout the song, for neatness I've not shown it against the lyrics in the tab. It's better to try and get a groove going and not to over-think the 5/4 rhythm, but if it helps to break it down, you could instead count the pattern as a bar of 3/4 followed by a bar of 2/4 1 2 3 1 2 | / / / | / / | ACTUAL TIME SIGNATURE: 5/4 (Five beats to each bar) 1 2 3 4 5 | / / / / / | CAPO: 3rd fret (Chords will then sound in the recorded key of C) IGNORE THE CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest, they are not my choices, Please just use the typed numbers shown below for the voicings. NOTE the high E string isn't played: Aadd9/E = 00242x F = 13321x Aadd9 = x0242x F(b5) = 13320x Amadd9/E = 00241x or 00250x Emmaj11 = 00204x Amadd9 = x0241x or x0250x A13/E = 00402x C7sus2/G = 33033x or 33533x Am13/E = 00401x (Amadd9) = x0750x Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] [Chorus] Amadd9/E C7sus2/G Gonna see the river man----------, F Gonna tell him all I can---------, Aadd9/E About the plan--------- for lilac time, Amadd9/E C7sus2/G If he tells me all he knows-----------, F 'Bout the way his river flows--------, Emmaj11 And all night shows---------- in summertime [Break] F F(b5) F F(b5) F F(b5) | / / / / / | / / / / / | / / / / / | [Verse 2] Amadd9/E C7sus2/G Betty said she prayed today-----------, F For the sky to blow away------------, Aadd9/E Or maybe stay----------, ...she wasn't sure, Amadd9/E C7sus2/G For when she thought of summer rain---------, F Calling for her mind again--------, Aadd9/E She lost the pain--------, ...and stayed for more [Chorus] Amadd9/E C7sus2/G Gonna see the river man-----------, F Gonna tell him all I can-----------, Aadd9/E About the ban---------- ...on feeling free, Amadd9/E C7sus2/G If he tells me all he knows-----------, F 'Bout the way his river flows----------, Emmaj11 I don't suppose--------- it's meant for me [Coda] Suggestion to end on: (Amadd9) ===================================================== Additional unrecorded verse found in Nick's notebooks [Verse 3] Amadd9/E C7sus2/G Betty fell behind a while-----------, F Said she hadn't time to smile--------, Aadd9/E Or die in style----------, but still she tries, Amadd9/E C7sus2/G Said her time was drawing short-----------, F Hadn't done the things she ought--------, Aadd9/E Where teacher taught----------, and father flies