Intro: Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Shut your mouth and run me like a river Verse 1: Dm F How do you fall in love? Dm F Harder than a bullet could hit ya Dm F How do we fall apart? Dm Faster than a hair pin trigger Pre-chorus: Dm C Dm C Don't you say, don't you say it, don't say Dm C Dm Don't you say it, one breath and it'll just break it A So shut your mouth and run me like a river Chorus Dm Shut your mouth Baby, stand and deliver C Holy hands oh they make me a sinner F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river Dm Choke this love till the veins start to shiver C One last breath till the tears start to whither F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river Interlude: Dm F Dm Verse 2: Dm F Tales of an endless heart Dm F Cursed is the fool who's willing Dm F Can't change the way we are Dm One kiss away from killing Pre-chorus: Dm C Dm C Don't you say, don't you say it, don't say Dm C Dm Don't you say it, one breath and it'll just break it A So shut your mouth and run me like a river Chorus: Dm Shut your mouth Baby, stand and deliver C Holy hands oh they make me a sinner F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river Dm Choke this love till the veins start to shiver C One last breath till the tears start to whither F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Like a river F Like a river Dm Shut your mouth and run me like a river Bridge: Dm Hey! Ooh oh oh Hey! Ooh oh oh (Like a river!) C Hey! Ooh oh oh Ooh oh oh Dm Like a river! Chorus: Dm Shut your mouth Baby, stand and deliver C Holy hands oh they make me a sinner F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river Dm Choke this love till the veins start to shiver C One last breath till the tears start to whither F Like a river Like a river C Shut your mouth and run me like a river This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
River chords by Bishop Briggs
Suggested strumall downs
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d
2
d
3
d
4
d
Also works: half-bar chunk d u x u
How to play River on ukulele
On ukulele, River comes down to the all downs: d d d d. Expect a brisk pace, around 150 bpm, with a light swing to it. This arrangement is in D minor. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Stomp firm downstrokes on the beat and mute between hits for the bluesy snap.
4 ukulele chords used in "River" by Bishop Briggs: A, C, Dm and F
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Strumming pattern?
i highly recommend -4 for all you altos out there 🙂
well the strumming pattern that i do is down,up,then speed it up down up and it sounds hella good