TITLE: River ARTIST: Opeth ALBUM: Pale Communion (2014) (twangy arpeggio in 4/4 time signature) D C G G

^DShow ^Cme a ^Gsign^G Of troubles in your heart Spare me your lies And tell me that you're mine And our ^Fbo^Fdies ^Cfloat on the ^Griver N/C F F C G (strum once) To the oceans of demi--------------se

(finger picking/arpeggio continues) D C G G

^DMade ^Cme your ^Gslav^Ge To the secrets of your silence But you told to me stay And you told me you're mine

^FAnd our bodi^Ces float on t^Ghe river F C G (strum once) To the oceans of demise

(solo) D C G G (x4) F C G G (x4) (keyboard only, time signature shift to 3/4)

^GmIn light of all ^Dmthings to come ^A#mWhy do you d^Dmespair? ^GmBecause when you ^Dmhave no one ^A#mNo one would ^Amcare ^A So donâ?^E?t care

(arpeggio, first 3 strings for each chord below) Am E Dm Am (x2) Dm Am (x4) (strum once)

^GmAnd all things will^Dm come undone ^A#mThere is nothing to^Dm share ^GmI'll be waiting^Dm for no one ^A#mAnd no one is ^Amthere ^A To ^Ecare

(freaked-out interlude) (strum once)

^C5Canâ?^B5?t see ^C5Canâ?^B5?t feel ^C5You ^B5run ^C5I l^B5ong ^C5I w^B5ait ^C5He c^B5omes ^C5Takes ^B5you ^C5Awa^B5y I can't see, can't feel, you run, I long, I wait, he comes to youâ¦

(begin strumming 3/4 time signature)

^B5In the embers of summer ^G5All t^F#5hings ^E5must ^D5die ^B5There's a passage of fire ahead ^G5Fir^F#5e ^E5on ^D5the other ^B5side ^B5There comes a time when the river runs dry ^B5Winter comes and we sacrifice ^B5Our lives

Opeth - River