Elton John – Slow Rivers (Guitar)

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Song : Slow Rivers Year : 1986 Album : Leather Jackets Tempo : 112.037425 (BPM) Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin [ Intro ] D C/D Bb F/C C D C/D Bb F/C C [ Verse 1 ]
    D              C/D
The weather man he looks confused

C                           G                   D       G  D/A
  Shakes his fist at the sky like you used to do

    D                              C/D
But you don't remember things like that do you

    C                        G/A                D       G  D/A
The balance was uneven but I'm breaking through
[ Chorus 1 ]
C    G          D
Slow rivers run cold

C        G            F         G
 Shallow waters never sank so low

Bb                              C     G
  I thought I'd drown and you'd never know

         D                  F/C C  G            D
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Verse 2]
    D                   C/D
The winter here don't believe in God

    C                                G                  D       G  D/A
The bitter wind just bites through me like a wild dog

        D                                     C/D
I still see your eyes tonight like headlights through the fog

    C                              G              D     G  D/A
But one foot in your door oh that's all I ever got
[ Chorus 2 ]
C    G          D
Slow rivers run cold

C        G            F         G
 Shallow waters never sank so low

Bb                              C     G
  I thought I'd drown and you'd never know

         D                  F/C C  G            D
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Bridge ]
G/B                     C
  Chances are you'll re ap pear

D                       Em
  Swim my way in a flood of tears

F                          G
  No place to hide your conscience so

            C                 D         D
You're a sinking ship with no place to go
[ Chorus 3 ]
C    G          D
Slow rivers run cold

C        G            F         G
 Shallow waters never sank so low

Bb                              C     G
  I thought I'd drown and you'd never know

         D                  F/C C  G
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Outro ]
C    G          D
Slow rivers run cold

C        G            F         G
 Shallow waters never sank so low

Bb                              C     G
  I thought I'd drown and you'd never know

         D                  F/C C  G    D
You're a slow river and you run so cold