Al Green – Take Me To The River (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTIST: Al Green ALBUM: Al Green Explores Your Mind YEAR: 1974 tabbed by : pp1pete Difference from other tabs [Chord progression for main riff is different - catches rhythm and "ring" better] [correct Al Green Lyrics [full lyrics and chords [correct rubric [registered and active user - I can take comments and make corrections CAPO: 0 TUNING: standard CHORDS
          [high -to mix it up]                                          [high]
     E7    E7   Asus4   C5    G5    D5    A7  A7sus4  E7+5   B7     C#m
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B||--3-----5-----3------0-----x-----x-----2-----x------8------10------5---||
G||--1-----7-----2------5-----x-----7-----2-----x------7------8-------6---||
D||--0-----6-----4------5-----5-----7-----2-----x------6------9-------6---||
A||--2-----7-----0------3-----5-----5-----0-----x------7------x-------4---||
E||--0-----0-----x------x-----3-----x-----x-----x------0------x-------x---||
---INTRO--- E7 Asus A A7 [see A7 in above chart play "1 2 and"] ---VERSE 1--- E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why I love you like I do
E7                                           Asus  A  A7
 After all these changes that you put me through

                                  Asus  A  A7
 You stole my money and my cigarettes

                                         Asus  A  A7
 And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
---CHORUS---
         C               G        D               A    A7
 I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay
E7 [ alt A7sus4] Take me to the river,
             E7     [ alt A7sus4 ]
 Washing me down

                       E7      [ alt A7sus4 ]
 Won't you cleanse my soul, 

                    E7      [ alt A7sus4 ]
 Put my feet on the ground
---VERSE 2--- E7 [alt drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why she treated me so bad
E7                                           Asus  A  A7
 Look at all those things that we could have had

E7                                 Asus  A  A7
 Love is a notion that I can't forget

E7                                Asus  A  A7
 My sweet sixteen I will never regret
---Pre CHORUS---
         C               G        D               A    A7
 I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay
E7 Asus A [x4] [ can mix in E7 A A7 ] ---BRIDGE---
 C#m          A7         C#m           A7
     Hold me,  love me,    please me,   tease me

G              B7
 Till I can't, till I can't take no more

                E7
 Take me to the river
---VERSE 3--- E7 [alternate drone in] Asus A A7 ["1 2 and"] I don't know why I love you like I do
E7                                      Asus  A  A7
 After all the things that you put me through

E7                                  Asus  A  A7
 The sixteen candles burning on my wall

E7                                        Asus  A  A7
 Turning me into the biggest fool of them all
---ENDING---
         C               G        D               A    A7
 I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay

 A7       A E7
 I wanna know

 A7              A E7
 Take me to the river

 A7            A E7
 I wanna know

 A7                           A E7
 I want you to dip me in the water

 A7            A E7
 I wanna know

 A7                        A E7
 Won't you wash me in the water

 A7               A E7
 Wash me in the water

 A7               A E7
 Wash me in the water

 A7                         A E7
 Won't you wash me in the water

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