Gentle River

gentle river preformed by : alison krauss album : too late to cry standard tuning E A G D B E A 0 0 2 2 2 0 Bm 2 2 4 4 3 0 ( barred ) C 0 3 2 0 1 0 D x 0 0 2 3 2 D7 x 0 0 2 1 2 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D4 x 4 0 2 3 2 D2 x 2 0 2 3 2 D0 x 0 0 2 3 2 for each of the chords , play the bass note of each for the first beat . for D and D7 , play the open D , not the open A for the first phrase of the Chorus and instrumental break , walk down the a string for the bass notes ( i use my pink finger ) . they are represented as D4 , D2 and D0 Intro riff E - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - | Intro chords D A Bm D7 G A D A Bm D7 G A D C D A Bm D7 i’ve lived A life full of sorrow G A with no where to run or to hide D A Bm D7 happiness you’ll see is borrowed G A D all i want is you by my side D D D4 D2 D0 G gentle river take me away A D to the time of happier days D D4 Bm G all i need is love and company D A D C D gentle river bring him back to me instrumental break D D4 D2 D0 G G A D C D A D A Bm D7 you can spend all your time a’cryin G A listen here i don’t need your sympathy D A Bm D7 cause i’ve made my life to live it G A D all i need is you here with me . . . D D D4 D2 D0 G gentle river take me away A D to the time of happier days D D4 Bm G all i need is love and company D A D C D gentle river bring him back to me D A D C G D gentle river bring em’ back to . . . me