Paul Simon – Peace Like A River (Guitar)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
-
Versions (3)

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Chords

[Intro]
   Em*
d|--------------0---------0--|
A|----------------3-------0--|
F|--------------------2---0--|
C|----2---0-2-------------2--|  x3
G|---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----0---0----|
[Verse 1]
Em
Ahhh

Em                 Am                   G C G C G
Peace like a river ran through the city

C                         G              C      C/B
Long past the midnight curfew we sat starry-eyed

Am      Am/G   Am/F#
  Oh  oh    oh

D/F#    Em        Em*
We were Satisfied
[Verse 2]
Em
Oh  when I remember

Em               Am                      G C G C G
Misinformation followed us like a plague

C                    G
Nobody knew from time to time

            C            C/B
If the plans were changed

Am      Am/G   Am/F#
  Oh  oh    oh

D/F#          G            G Am G
 If the plans were changed
[Bridge]
Am                           Am G Am
  You can beat us with wires

G                             G Am G
  You can beat us with chains

D
  You can run out your rules, but you know you can't

Em                        Em Am G
Outrun the history train

Am                           G    D     Em
  I seen a glorious day, aye--ee--ee--ee--e-
[Break]
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A|----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---7b-------------0------|
F|---/9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------9-------7------7---|
C|---------------------------------------------------9---9---9--9---9-|
G|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------|
C|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------2-----0------|
G|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---1/2---2-0---0----|
D|---------------------------------------0---------------3b-|

   Em*
d|--------------0---------0--|
A|----------------3-------0--|
F|--------------------2---0--|
C|----2---0-2-------------2--|  x2
G|---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----0---0----|
[Verse 3]
Em
Ahhh

Em                    Am                    G        C G C G
Four in the morning I woke up from out of my  dreams

C                     G
Nowhere to go but back to sleep

        C           C/B
But I'm   reconciled

Am      Am/G   Am/F#
  Oh  oh    oh

D/F#          Em
 I'm gonna be up for awhile

Am      Am/G   Am/F#
  Oh  oh    oh

D/F#          Em
 I'm gonna be up for awhile

Am      Am/G   Am/F#
  Oh  oh    oh

D/F#          Em
 I'm gonna be up for awhile
[Ending]
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A|----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---7b-------------0------|
F|---/9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------9-------7------7---|
C|---------------------------------------------------9---9---9--9---9-|
G|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------|
C|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------2-----0------|
G|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---1/2---2-0---0----|
D|---------------------------------------0---------------3b-|

d|-------0---0-------0---------------------------------|
A|-----3-------3---3---3---3----3----------------------|
F|---4-----4-----4-------4------0----------------------|
C|------------------------------4b---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0-----0-3b-0-2b-0-3b-0-2b-|