The River Chords
by Elbow
The River by Elbow is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Bm/D, Em/G, Dmaj7, Amaj7, C, A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 (harm.)
e|---------0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------------------------------------9-----|
G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------|
E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------|
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
e|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------|
B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------|
G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------|
E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Em/G C A D E
"I walked with the river in a kind of a dream..."
e|----0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3------------2--------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4--------5------------------2------2----------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5------------------------2------------4-------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...hand in hand with the all-knowing river in me..."
e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4---------5----------------2--------2---------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5-----------------------2--------------4------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...to the clamour of rushes and deeply bowing trees..."
e|----0---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-------2------------------0------0-----------0----------------|
G|-4------------5-------------2-----2---------1------1-----------1----------------|
D|-5-----------------------2-----------4------2------2-----------2----------------|
A|----------------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...and drunk making blossom that blushed to be seen"
e|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------2-------------------------0-----0-----0----------------------|
G|-4---------5---------------2---------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------|
D|-5----------------------2---------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
Instrumental: