By The River Chords
by Stu Larsen
By The River by Stu Larsen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, C, Bb and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Dm C
By the river, through the summer
Bb A
I waited patiently
Dm C
You had promised, with all your power
Bb A
To come and rescue me
A C Dm
To come and set me free
Dm C
And you were running, through the valley
Bb A
Heading straight for me
Dm C
My mind was shaking, but I was ready
Bb A
For you to rescue me
A C Dm
For you to set me free
Dm
Hooooo oohhh
C
Hooooo oohhh
Bb
Hooooo oohhh
A
Heeyyyyy
Dm C
I found a letter, floating in a bottle
Bb A
Being washed away to the sea
Dm C
Penned by freedom, addressed to no one
Bb A
For who now could it be?
Dm
Hooooo oohhh
C
Hooooo oohhh
Bb
Hooooo oohhh
A
Heeyyyyy
Dm C
I saw a vision, some kind of apparition
Bb A
But it felt so real, so free
Dm C
I had a conversation, a faint of liberation
Bb A
For who now could it be
A C Dm
For anyone but me
Dm
Hooooo oohhh
C
Hooooo oohhh
Bb
Hooooo oohhh
A
Heeyyyyy
( Dm C Bb A )