River Man Nick Drake

River Man

Nick Drake

StratSam

618
0:00 4:07
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 5/4
Key: Cm
Capo:
Fret 3
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Aadd9 | - | C9/G | - |

[Verse 1]
Amadd9                        C9/G
      Betty came by on her way
                          Fmaj7
Said she had a word to say
'Bout things today
Aadd9
     And fallen leaves

[Verse 2]
Amadd9                              C9/G
      Said she hadn't heard the news
                             Fmaj7
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
Aadd9
     But she believes

[Chorus]
Amadd9                       C9/G
      Gonna see the river man
                        Fmaj7
Gonna tell him all I can
About the plan
Aadd9
     For lilac time
Amadd9                           C9/G
      If he tells me all he knows
                             Fmaj7
'Bout the way his river flows
And allnight shows
Emaj7sus4
         In summertime

[Interlude]
            | Fmaj7 | -     |
| - | Aadd9 | -     | Fmaj7 |
| - | -     | Aadd9 | -     |
| - | -     |

[Verse 3]
Amadd9                           C9/G
      Betty said she prayed today
                        Fmaj7
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
Aadd9
     She wasn't sure

[Verse 4]
Amadd9                                   C9/G
      For when she thought of summer rain
                          Fmaj7
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
Aadd9
     And stayed for more

[Chorus]
Amadd9                       C9/G
      Gonna see the river man
                        Fmaj7
Gonna tell him all I can
About the ban
Aadd9
     On feeling free
Amadd9                           C9/G
      If he tells me all he knows
                             Fmaj7
'Bout the way his river flows
I don't suppose
Emaj7sus4
         It's meant for me

[Outro]
A7
  Oh, how they come and go
Amadd9                 A7  Emaj7sus4
      Oh, how they come  go

[Fade Out]
    | Emaj7sus4 |

Bars

[Intro]
| Aadd9 | - | C9/G | - |

[Verse 1]
| Amadd9 | - | C9/G  | - |
| Fmaj7  | - | Aadd9 | - |

Betty came by on her way
Said she had a word to say
'Bout things today
And fallen leaves

[Verse 2]
| Amadd9 | - | C9/G  | - |
| Fmaj7  | - | Aadd9 | - |

Said she hadn't heard the news
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
But she believes

[Chorus]
| Amadd9 | - | C9/G      | - |
| Fmaj7  | - | Aadd9     | - |
| Amadd9 | - | C9/G      | - |
| Fmaj7  | - | Emaj7sus4 | - |
| -      | - |

Gonna see the river man
Gonna tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
And allnight shows
In summertime

[Interlude]
            | Fmaj7 | -     |
| - | Aadd9 | -     | Fmaj7 |
| - | -     | Aadd9 | -     |
| - | -     |

[Verse 3]
            | Amadd9 | - |
| C9/G  | - | Fmaj7  | - |
| Aadd9 | - |

Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
She wasn't sure

[Verse 4]
            | Amadd9 | - |
| C9/G  | - | Fmaj7  | - |
| Aadd9 | - |

For when she thought of summer rain
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
And stayed for more

[Chorus]
                | Amadd9 | - |
| C9/G      | - | Fmaj7  | - |
| Aadd9     | - | Amadd9 | - |
| C9/G      | - | Fmaj7  | - |
| Emaj7sus4 | - | -      | - |

Gonna see the river man
Gonna tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
I don't suppose
It's meant for me

[Outro]
| A7     | - | -  | -         |
| Amadd9 | - | A7 | Emaj7sus4 |
| -      |

Oh, how they come and go
Oh, how they come  go

[Fade Out]
    | Emaj7sus4 |

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