Ride acroos the river Chords
by Dire Straits
Ride acroos the river by Dire Straits is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, G, C, Bm, B and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em D Em
Em D Em D
I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of man
Em D Em D
We are the chosen, we're the partisan
G C D Bm G
The cause it is noble and the cause it is just
Bm C D Bm B
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
C Am D C D Am C D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Bm C D Em
Ride across the river to the other side
Bm Em D Em D
I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war
Em D Em D
And we don't give a damn who the killing is for
G C D Bm G
It's the same old story with a different name
Bm C D Bm
Death or glory, it's the killing game
C Am D C D Am C D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Bm C D Em
Ride across the river to the other side
Em D Em D
Nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Em D Em D
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
G C D Bm G
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Bm C D Bm
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
C Am D C D Am C D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Bm C D Em
Ride across the river to the other side