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Ride The River

Artist Name
JJ Cale
Ride The River Chords by Jj Cale, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Ride The River - J.J. Cale (Capo 3rd Fret)
(as performed by Cale/Clapton on "The Road To Escondido")

Chord Shapes: Esus4=(0,0,2,2,5,5) D5=(x,x,0,2,3,5) (with respect to capo)


Intro: [A] [Asus4] [Esus4] x2
[D] [Dsus4] [D5] [A] [Asus4] [Esus4] [E] [D] [E] [A] [Asus4] [Esus4]
Floatin' [A] down that old river boy, all my worries far behind, [A7]
Floatin' [D] down that old river boy, leave old memories way be- [A] hind,
Yester- [E] day is slowly fadin',
All my [D] life, I've been [E] waitin', for this [A] time.

[A] Floatin' down that old river boy, leaves me feelin' good inside, [A7]
Floatin' [D] down that old river boy, tryin' to get to the other [A] side,
Yester- [E] day is slowly fadin',
I been [D] waitin', now for- [E] ever, for this [A] ride.

Refrain:
[A] Ride the river in this boat, ride the river.
[A] Ride [Asus4] the river [Esus4] in this boat, ride the river. [A7]
[D] Ride [Dsus4] the river [D5] in this boat, ride the river.
[A] Ride [Asus4] the river [Esus4] in this boat, ride the river. [E] [D] [E] [A] [Asus4] [Esus4]

Interlude: (verse chords x2)
[A] Floatin' down that old river boy, all my worries far behind, [A7]
Floatin' [D] down that old river boy, leave old memories way be- [A] hind,
Yester- [E] day is slowly fadin',
I been [D] waitin', now for- [E] ever, for this [A] ride. [Asus4] [Esus4]

Refrain (repeat & fade)