River

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Intro Chorus:
            Abm                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    Gb   Abm                 B       E
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
     Gb        Abm                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           Gb   Abm                 B             E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
           Gb
So let the river run

Verse 1:
Abm                                            B
   He's comin' home with his neck scratched to catch flack
E                                  Gb
   Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
Abm                                         B
On his breath's Jack, he's a xxx addict and she just wants to
E                 Db5      Gb
Exact revenge and get back

         Abm                                  B
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet-pack
      E                                        Gb
She's kept track of all his Internet chats and guess who just
Abm                                   B
Happens to be movin' on to the next actually
     E                             Db5          Gb
Just xxxx on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks

Abm                        B
  'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
E                                              Gb
   And you don't xxxx with no man's girl, even I know that
Abm                                        B
   But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
E                           Db5                Gb
Knife in hand, says the relationship's hangin' by a strand

Abm                                B
   So she's been on the web lately
     E                                 Gb
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
Abm                             B
   And I know she's using me to try to play him
E
I don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda said "bye Suzanne"

After the first night, but tonight I am

Chorus 1:
            Abm                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    Gb   Abm                 B       E            Db5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
               Abm                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           Gb   Abm                B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
Db5
   So let the river run

Verse 2:
Abm                                          B
One-night stand turned to a two-night stand, it was
      E                                      Gb
"Come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight and
         Abm                                  B
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
            E                      Db5              Gb
'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too

    Abm                                                     B
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
     E                                              Gb
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and Sue
                Abm
Don't want this to hurt but what you deserve is the truth
       B           E                             Db5           Gb
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you

Abm                                    B           E
   So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
                                     Gb
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
  Abm                                              B
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
     E                                  Db5               Gb
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew

               Abm
And now that I got you I don't want you
               B               E
Took advantage in my thirst to pursue
                                 Gb
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
          Abm                                      B
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
          E
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound

'Cause now with her in the womb

We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew

To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit

Chorus 2:
                    Abm                 B      E
I've been (xxxx!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    Gb   Abm                 B       E            Db5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
               Abm                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           Gb   Abm                B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
Db5
   So let the river run

Bridge:
Abm                B                 E
My name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), river run
     Abm              B               E
Just call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)
(nc)
We'll let the river run

Verse 3:
E
   Always the bridesmaid, never "the bride, hey"
Gb5
   xxxx can I say, if life was a highway
E
   And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
Abm                      Gb5
   Speeds at a high rate like I'm slidin' on ice maybe
E
   That's why I'm may have came at you sideways
Gb5
   I can't keep my lies straight

        Abm
But I made you terminate my baby
              Abm
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
                E
What else can I say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile

Didn't really wanna abort but xxxx it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?

Chorus 3:
            Abm                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    Gb   Abm                 B       E
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
     Gb        Abm                                    B         E
Well little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I xxxxxx up)
                           Gb   Abm                    B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
           Gb
So let the river run (river run, river run, river run)
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How to play River on ukulele

This arrangement is in Ab minor. The chords ask a bit more of you, so I rate them proficient. For easier shapes, shift it down 4 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 4 to land back in the same key.

6 ukulele chords used in "River" by Eminem: B, Db5, E, Gb, Gb5 and Abm

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Biography

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, MO), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time and is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America and contributing to the acceptance of white rappers in a predominantly Black genre. His work in the late 1990s and early 2000s was often controversial due to its transgressive content

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Intro Chorus:
            G#m                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    F#   G#m                 B       E
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
     F#        G#m                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           F#   G#m                 B             E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
           F#
So let the river run

Verse 1:
G#m                                            B
   He's comin' home with his neck scratched to catch flack
E                                  F#
   Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
G#m                                         B
On his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict and she just wants to
E                 C#5      F#
Exact revenge and get back

         G#m                                  B
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet-pack
      E                                        F#
She's kept track of all his Internet chats and guess who just
G#m                                   B
Happens to be movin' on to the next actually
     E                             C#5          F#
Just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks

G#m                        B
  'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
E                                              F#
   And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
G#m                                        B
   But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
E                           C#5                F#
Knife in hand, says the relationship's hangin' by a strand

G#m                                B
   So she's been on the web lately
     E                                 F#
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
G#m                             B
   And I know she's using me to try to play him
E
I don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda said "bye Suzanne"

After the first night, but tonight I am

Chorus 1:
            G#m                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    F#   G#m                 B       E            C#5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
               G#m                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           F#   G#m                B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
C#5
   So let the river run

Verse 2:
G#m                                          B
One-night stand turned to a two-night stand, it was
      E                                      F#
"Come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight and
         G#m                                  B
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
            E                      C#5              F#
'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too

    G#m                                                     B
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
     E                                              F#
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and Sue
                G#m
Don't want this to hurt but what you deserve is the truth
       B           E                             C#5           F#
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you

G#m                                    B           E
   So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
                                     F#
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
  G#m                                              B
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
     E                                  C#5               F#
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew

               G#m
And now that I got you I don't want you
               B               E
Took advantage in my thirst to pursue
                                 F#
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
          G#m                                      B
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
          E
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound

'Cause now with her in the womb

We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew

To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit

Chorus 2:
                    G#m                 B      E
I've been (fuck!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    F#   G#m                 B       E            C#5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
               G#m                        B         E
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
                           F#   G#m                B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
C#5
   So let the river run

Bridge:
G#m                B                 E
My name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), river run
     G#m              B               E
Just call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)
(nc)
We'll let the river run

Verse 3:
E
   Always the bridesmaid, never "the bride, hey"
F#5
   Fuck can I say, if life was a highway
E
   And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
G#m                      F#5
   Speeds at a high rate like I'm slidin' on ice maybe
E
   That's why I'm may have came at you sideways
F#5
   I can't keep my lies straight

        G#m
But I made you terminate my baby
              G#m
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
                E
What else can I say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile

Didn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?

Chorus 3:
            G#m                 B      E
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
    F#   G#m                 B       E
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
     F#        G#m                                    B         E
Well little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)
                           F#   G#m                    B        E
If all it's gonna cause is pain,   the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
           F#
So let the river run (river run, river run, river run)