Take me to the river
Al Green
R&B / SoulMedium for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
E7
D
A
C
G
A7
C#mDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
E7 D A I dont know why I love you like I do E7 D A After all these changes that you put me through E7 D A You stole my money and my cigarettes E7 D A And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet C G I wanna know won't you tell me, D A7 am I in love to stay? D A E7 (Take me, take me) Take me to the river E7 and wash me down D A E7 D A E7 Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground E7 D A I dont know why you treated me so bad E7 D A Look at all these things that we could have had E7 D A Love is a notion that I wont forget E7 D A my sweet sixteen now I never regret Chorus Bridge C#m A7 C#m A7 G B7 Hold me love me squeeze me tease me till I die till I die {c:Repeat verse one, then Chorus, then} D A E7 D A E7 Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah D E7 D A E7 Dip me in the water dip me in the water baby
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Chord set
E7 · D · A · C · G · A7 · C#m · B7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.