River Lea Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays680

River Lea by Adele is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, A, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G A Bm E 

 G                             A 
 Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on 
       Bm                              E 
 And I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young 
     G                             A 
 But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and man-made 
     Bm                                      A 
 I'm scared to death if I let you in, you'll see I'm just a fake 
  
 G                              A 
 Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch 
       Bm                                 A   
 But I know that's just me 'cause nothing ever is enough 
 G                            A    
 When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea 
           Bm                               A 
 There was something in the water, now that something's in me 

              G     A 
 No, I can't go back 
         Bm                         A 
 But the ???s are growing out of my fingers 
          G     A 
 I can't go back 
         E 
 To the river 


                Bm           A 
 But it's in my roots, in my veins  
                      E 
 In my blood and I'll slay 
       Bm           A               E 
 every heart that I use to heal the pain 

                Bm           A 
 But it's in my roots, in my veins  
                      E 
 In my blood and I'll slay 
       Bm           A               E 
 every heart that I use to heal the pain 

 E                Bm 
 So I blame it on River lea 
     A 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 
 E                   Bm 
 Yeah, I blame it on River lea 
     A              E 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 


 G 
 I should probably tell you now 
   A 
 before is way too late 
        Bm 
 that I never meant to hurt you  
       A 
 or to lie straight to your face 

    G 
 Consider this my apology 
             A 
 I know it's years in advance 
       Bm 
 But I rather say it now in case 
   A 
 I never get the chance 
   
              G     A 
 No, I can't go back 
         Bm                         A 
 But the ???s are growing out of my fingers 
          G     A 
 I can't go back 
         E 
 To the river 


                Bm           A 
 But it's in my roots, in my veins  
                      E 
 In my blood and I'll slay 
       Bm           A               E 
 every heart that I use to heal the pain 

                Bm           A 
 But it's in my roots, in my veins  
                      E 
 In my blood and I'll slay 
       Bm           A               E 
 every heart that I use to heal the pain 

 E                Bm 
 So I blame it on River lea 
     A 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 
 E                   Bm 
 Yeah, I blame it on River lea 
     A              E 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 

 E                Bm 
 So I blame it on River lea 
     A 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 
 E                   Bm 
 Yeah, I blame it on River lea 
     A              E 
 The River Lea, The River Lea 

Bm A  E 
Bm A  E 
Bm A  E 
Bm A  E  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante