Elton John – The River Man (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] G
D    Dsus2 Dsus4 D   Dsus4 D
Ooh, ooh,  ooh,  ooh
[Verse 1]
G
 All the weekend warriors touching down

                              D             Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Leaving a black stain on this sacred ground

G
 Ready and willing to feel wild

                            D        Dsus2   Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Even the traffic's sings in tune, in perfect time
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
  Makes you feel like the wind is at your back

B                              C
 Pushing the train to jump the track

                             Cm
Racing the night line, never slowing down
[Chorus]
D    C
(Oh, oh)

            G
They're all going downtown where the water goes

D    C
(Oh, oh)

        G
Singing nobody knows what the weather knows

          D                      C
You had a good long run like the river man done

       G
Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

        F                      C
I guess nobody told you how it goes

                             G
Who knows what the river man knows

D    Dsus2 Dsus4 D   Dsus4 D
Ooh, ooh,  ooh,  ooh
[Verse 2]
G
All of the drifters sleeping in

                               D           Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Rivеr man ties his shoes, he's clocking in

G
 Swingеrs and tough guys leave when the bell rings

                         D       Dsus2    Dsus4 D  Dsus4 D
Sundays at high tide and all the line are fraying
[Pre-Chorus]
Em                                      B
  You can pull up a chair and wear your beads

                              C
Dance in the moonlit Fleur-de-Lis

                                Cm
And curse the morning while the rivers sing
[Chorus]
D    C
(Oh, oh)

            G
They're all going downtown where the water goes

D    C
(Oh, oh)

        G
Singing nobody knows what the weather knows

          D                      C
You had a good long run like the river man done

       G
Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

        F                      C
I guess nobody told you how it goes

                             G
Who knows what the river man knows
[Instrumental] Bb Am Dm Bb Am Dsus4 D Dsus4 D [Bridge]
G
 All the weekend warriors touching down

                              D                   Dsus2 Dsus4 D   Dsus4 D
Leaving a black stain on this sacred ground (Ooh, ooh,  ooh,  ooh)

G
 Ready and willing to feel wild

                            D        Dsus2   Dsus4 D
Even the traffic's sings in tune, in perfect time
[Chorus]
D    C
(Oh, oh)

            G
They're all going downtown where the water goes

D    C
(Oh, oh)

        G
Singing nobody knows what the weather knows

          D                      C
You had a good long run like the river man done

       G
Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

        F                      C
I guess nobody told you how it goes

               F                      C
Oh no, I guess nobody told you how it goes

                             D   C  G
Who knows what the river man knows (Knows, knows, knows, knows)

D   C
Knows

    G
Who knows what the river man knows

D C G
    Knows, knows, knows, knows
[Outro] D C G