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  River of Tears Eric Clapton
Intro solo  C  F  Dm  C  Gsus7     with  Lead     C  Bb  F  Dm  C  Gsus7 x2
       Am  Dm  Gsus7  G  F ( Dm - F )  F ( Dm - F )        

 C                                                     ( G - F )
 1. It's   three   miles    to    the       river      that would  carry  me  a--way
 2.In three more days, I leave this town     and disappear without a trace
  Am  - Dm                                        ( Am  G )                     Bm - C )
1.      And  two  miles  to  the  dusty  street            that I  saw  you  on   today 
2.           A year from  now  maybe  settle down        where no one knows my face
 C                                   ( C - F )                                              ( Am - Dm )                                        
1.   It’s four miles to my lonely room               where I  will  hide   my   face
2.   I wish  that  I  could  hold   you              one more time to ease the pain
 Dm                                                         ( Am - G )                                        (Em-Bm-Am)
1.  And about half a mile to the downtown bar          that I ran from in disgrace
2.  But my times  run  out  and  I  got  to go            got   to  run   away   again

E+-----------------+
B+-----------------+
G+-8/9--p7-5-------+
D+-----------7~~---+
A+-----------------+
E+-----------------+
 Am                                                                        (D-Bm-C-D)
1.   Lord how long have I got to keep on running?
2.  Still   I    catch   myself    think---ing  
E+-----------------+
B+-----------------+
G+-----------------+
D+--6/7/9-10-7~~---+
A+-----------------+
E+-----------------+
 D                                                               (Fm-G)
1.Seven hours, seven days or seven years? 
2.One   day I'll   find   my  way  back   here
E+-----------------+
B+-----------------+
G+-----------------+
D+--6/7/9/10-9~~---+
A+-----------------+
E+-----------------+
 G                                                           (F#-F)
1. All I know is since you've been gone, 
2. You'll  save me from drown--ing,               *2nd chorus
E+--------------------------+
B+--------------------------+
G+----------5~~-5b(7)r------+ --------------------\
D+--5-5-6/7------------7~~--+                      \ 
A+--------------------------+                      \
E+--------------------------+



 F                       F          (Dm-F)             F            (Dm-F)                      
1.Feel like I'm drowning in a river        Drowning
E+--------------------------+                      /
B+--------------------------+                      /
G+----------5~~-5b(7)r------+ --------------------/
D+--5-5-6/7------------7~~--+
A+--------------------------+
E+--------------------------+
               Am - C     (C-B-F)      F                                          
1.In a river of tears          Drowning in a river
E+-------------------+
B+-------------------+
G+-8/9~~-10-9\7------+
D+--------------10~~-+
A+-------------------+
E+-------------------+     
 Dm                                          
1.Feel like I'm drowning,                         
E+--------------------+
B+--------8-----------+
G+-/10~~----10\9-7~~--+
D+--------------------+
A+--------------------+
E+--------------------+
                         G (Bm-G)
1.Drowning in a river

Intro solo  Lead     C  Bb  F  Dm  C  Gsus7 x2
Verse 2  
Chorus 2
   F                  (Dm-F)          F             (Dm-F)                      
2. Drowning in a river        (Drowning)
                               Em- C          (C-B-F)      F                     F (Dm-F)                            
2. Drowning in a river of tears              Drowning in a river     
 Dm                  F        (Dm-F)                             F                    G (Bm-G)                        
2.Feel like I'm drowning,               Drowning in a river
  C 
2.Lord how long must this go on?  (end)drowning, drowning in a river of tears
Solo out C  Bb  F  Dm  G  repeat to fade