The Riverv2

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Subject: b/brooks_garth/the_river.crd

THE RIVER

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Words & Music by Garth Brooks and Victoria Shaw

notated by Greg Vaughn (ribtm@ttacs.ttu.edu) with help from

Andrew Lowry (alowry@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)

INTRO (This is actually a slide guitar, but the E-shaped barres work)

e+--3-----5\3-----5\3-----5\3------5\10--------------|

B+--3-----5\3-----5\3-----5\3------5\10--------------|

G+--4-----6\4-----6\4-----6\4------6\11--------------|

D+--5-----7\5-----7\5-----7\5------7\12--------------|

A+--5-----7\5-----7\5-----7\5------7\12--------------|

E+--3-----5\3-----5\3-----5\3------5\10--------------|

You know a dream is like a river ever changin' as it flows.

And the dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes.

Trying to learn from what's behind you, and never knowing what's in store

Makes each day a constant battle just to stay between the shores

CHORUS

And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

Like a bird upon the wind, these water's are my sky.

I'll never reach my destination if I never try.

So, I will sail my vessel 'till the river runs dry.

2: Too many times we stand aside and let the water slip away

'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today.

So, don't you sit upon the shorline and say you're satisfied.

Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.

(To Chorus:)

BRIDGE

And there's bound to be rough waters and I know I'll take some falls.

But with the Good Lord as my captain, I can make it through them all.

CHORUS (with key change)

Yes, I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

Like a bird upon the wind, these water's are my sky.

I'll never reach my destination if I never try.

So, I will sail my vessel 'till the river runs dry.

Yes, I will sail my vessel 'till the river runs dry.

'til the river runs dry.

By *D I mean to hammer on from Dsus2 (xx0230) to D (xx0232) on the 1st string.

From: kpmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Kent P Miller)

Subject: My tab of "The River" by Garth Brooks

Is this OK for a tab style?

I'll offer a piece of tab that I did for someone recently. It's not my

usual favorite style of music, but what the hey. I'm not very good with

chord names, so maybe somebody can correct or help me.

Intro: G G(add A Bflat like 320013) G(add A C like 320033)

G (add A B flat as before)...D

During the verse, the guitar usually throws in a Dsus (xx0233) on the

first chord.

What I call chords and what they really mean.

D/F# is (200232)

You know a dream is like a river,

ever changing as it flows

And the dreamer's just a vesse

and I know I'll take some falls

But with the Good Lord as my Captain

I can make it through them all.

whats in store

Makes each day a constant battle

just to stay between the shores.

And I will sail my vessel

till the River runs dry

Like a bird upon the wind

these waters are my sky

I'll never reach my destination

if I never try so I will sail my vessel

Till the River runs dry.



Too many times we stand aside

and let the waters slip away

Till what we've put off till tomorrow

has now become today

So don't you sit upon the shoreline

and say you're satisfied

Choose to chance the rapids

and dare to dance the tide.

CHORUS

BRIDGE

Well there's bound to be rough waters

and I know I'll take some falls

But with the Good Lord as my Captain

I can make it through them all.

Yes I will sail my vessel

till the River runs dry

Like a bird upon the wind

these waters are my sky

I'll never reach my destination

if I never try

so I will sail my vessel

Till the River runs dry.

Yes I will sail my vessel Till the River runs dry.

You can fake a good ending staying on the A and suspending it

(x02230) and ending on the E.

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 18:07:20 -0500

From: Chris Sears

<cts@mail.utexas.edu>

The River

Garth Brooks

Intro: G chord, adding C# to it, moving into D

[Verse 1]

You know a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows.

And a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes

Trying to learn from what's behind him

And never knowing what's in store

Makes each day a constant battle

Just to stay between the shores

[chorus]

And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

I'll never reach my destination if I never try

So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

[Verse 2]

Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away

Eb/

'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today

So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied

Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.

[chorus]

And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

I'll never reach my destination if I never try

So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

[Bridge]

And there's bound to be rough waters

And I know I'll take some falls

But with the good Lord as my captain

A modulate into

E:

I can make it through them all

[chorus] (there are no chords played during the first 2 lines)

And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

I'll never reach my destination if I never try

So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

Yes, I will sail my vessel

'Til the river runs dry

'Til the river runs dry

</cts@mail.utexas.edu>