John Hiatt – All The Way To The River (Guitar)

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Chords

[Play the Am riff alternately with other small embellishments. The C riff is played nearly before every C note.]
[Am – Riff]                    [C – Riff]
e|---------------------0---|--------------0------|
B|---3b--3--1----------1---|---1--3p1-----1------|
G|-------------2--0----2---|----------2---0------|
D|---------------------2---|--------------2------|
A|---------------------0---|--------------3------|
E|---------------------x---|--------------x------|
[Intro] Am F C G [Verse 1] Am F [C - Riff] Up late with the hollowed out eyes C G [Am - Riff] All the way to the river Am F [C - Riff] Trying every last trouble on for size C G [Am - Riff] All the way to the river
Am               F
Who knows what she's gonna do

C                  G
All the way to the river

Am            F
Not up to me, not up to you

C                  G
All the way to the river
[Interlude] Am F C G [Verse 2]
Am               F
Fumbling for the keys to her car

C                  G
All the way to the river

Am                 F
Empty bottles only go so far

C                  G
All the way to the river

Am                      F
Straight down Broadway, 3 AM

C                  G
All the way to the river

Am                   F
She's gone way past calling a friend

C                  G
All the way to the river
[Chorus]
Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                            G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan

Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                G
Dirty Nashville that's her home
[Solo] Am F C G 2x [Verse 3]
Am              F              C           G   [Am – Riff]
Mama don't you worry 'bout me, hmm

Am                    F             C          G   [Am – Riff]
Scribbled down with a fleur-de-lis, hmm

Am                    F                   C       G
But how she gonna get through this night, hmm

Am                 F            C           G
How she ever gonna be alright, hmm
[Chorus]
Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                            G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan

Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                G
Dirty Nashville that's her home
[Verse 4 single strumms]
Am                     F
It takes cowardice and courage too

C                  G
All the way to the river

Am                 F
To leave this town before you're through

C                  G
All the way to the river
[regular strumming] [Chorus]
Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                            G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan

Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                            G
Down on the bottom where the catfish moan

Am                 F
All the way to the river

C                G
Dirty Nashville that's her home

Am         F                 C           G
             All the way to the river      That's her home

Am         F                 C           G
             All the way to the river      That's her home

Am         F                 C           G
             All the way to the river      That's her home
[Outro] Am F C G G Am