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THE RIVER ' Meredith Andrews
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Again a piano song, but it can be picked quite nicely on guitar as well.
The same pattern is used here and there in the song, so when you get it
going you'll pretty much know the whole song. Have fun.
Standard tuning
INTRO (picked, I put the chords you could use in brackets)
[(Am)] [(G)] [(Am)] [(G)]
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G|---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
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[(Am)] [(G)] [(C)] [(Fmaj7)]
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G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----0----------------2---2---2---2-|
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A|-0--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------1---------------|
(Am) (G) (C) (Fmaj7)VERSE begins
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G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----0----------------2---2---2---2-|
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E|-----------------3---------------------------------1---------------|
Everyone...
VERSE1 (continue picking as above)
Every[Am]one is br[G]oken and in [C]need of a [Fmaj7]Saviour
So He [Am]came and was b[G]roken for the [C]mocker, for the [Fmaj7]shamed
Still our[Am] eyes are bl[G]inded by the [C]culture, by the [Fmaj7]lies
We can'[Am]t see that wer[G]e filthy, we?[C]?re fallen and[Fmaj7] so dry...
PRE-CHORUS (can be strummed)
But He in[G]vites us, can you [Am7]hear him [F]say
He in[G]vites us, [Am7] hear Him [C]call your [F]name
CHORUS (I'd strum this)
Welcome [Am]to the ri[C]ver
Come drink[G], come wade, come [Dm]find your very life
[Am] Welcome to the r[C]iver of Go[G]d
Fmaj7 G Am...straight into interlude
Where your brokenness is washed away
INTERLUDE (like the intro, shorter)
[(Am)] [(G)] [(C)] [(Fmaj7)]
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G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----0----------------2---2---2---2-|
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A|-0--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------1---------------|
VERSE2 (like before, slightly altered, used all through verse2, almost)
[(Am)] [(G/B)] [(C)] [(C/E)] [(Fmaj7)] [Gadd4]
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G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----0----------------2---2---2---2-|
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A|-0-------0-------2-------2--------3--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------0-------1-------3-------|
Every[Am]where is the [G/B]sorrow and the [C]pain [C/E]of empty [Fmaj7]living[Gadd4]
You can [Am]see it, look in [G/B]their eyes, all the [C]hopeless[C/E]ness of the [Fmaj7]world
But look [Am]closer, He is r[G/B]ight there in the [C]midst of[C/E] every [Fmaj7]fear[Gadd4]
Living[Am] water is the [G/B]offer, restor[C]atio[C/E]n is the [Fmaj7]call
PRE-CHORUS (same as before)
And He in[G]vites us, can you [Am7]hear Him [F]say
He inv[G]ites us,[Am7] hear Him [C]call your [F]name
CHORUS
Welcome [Am]to the river
Come drink[G], come wade, come [Dm]find your very life
[Am] Welcome to the r[C]iver of God[G]
Where your b[F]rokenness is washed a[Am]way[G/B][C][F][(Fsus2)]
INTERLUDE
[Am] Find your healing[G/B], find your freedom[C], in the river of [F]God[(Fsus2)]
[Am] Find your healing and [G/B]find your freedom,[C] in the river of [F]God[(Fsus2)]
[Am] Your healing here[G/B], your freedom here,[C] in the river of [F]God
[Am] Your healing here[G/B], your freedom here[C], in the river of [F]God
CHORUS x2
Welcome[(Am)] to the r[C]iver
Come drink[G], come wade, come [Dm]find your very life
[Am] Welcome to the [C]river of Go[G]d
Where your b[F]rokenness is washed
[Am] Welcome to this ri[C]ver
Come drink[G], come wade, come [Dm]find your very life
[Am] Welcome to the [C]river of God[G]
F Am...G...C...Fmaj7
Where your brokenness is washed away
Am........G...C...Fmaj7...
Washed away,yeah
OUTRO
[(Am)] [(G)] [(C)] [(Fmaj7)]
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G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----0----------------2---2---2---2-|
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A|-0--------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------1---------------|
Every[Am]one is br[G]oken and in [C]need of a [Fmaj7]Saviour
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