Paul Simon – Peace Like A River (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D) Video Lesson
Versions (3)

Auto-scroll

Chords

This tab is based off the YouTube video [Intro]
   Em7                            
D|---------------------0----------0--0--X-|
A|------------------------3v------3--3--X-|
F|-----------------------------0--0--0--X-|
C|----2-----0h2-----2-------------2--2--X-| x3
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-------0----------0-------------|
[Verse 1]
  Em                                                                 Am                      G
D|-------------0-----------------------0--------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------0---0-|
F|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----------2-----------0----0---0--|
C|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------------------0-----------3--------|
   Ahhh --- ----                     Peeeeace    like  a  river     ran   through   the   city

   C         G              C                    G                    C              Am
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--h1---1---0---1---0---0--------------1--------------------0-------------------------------|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------0--------------2-|
C|-----2-------0-------0-------2-----------2--------0-----------0--------2--------------2----|
G|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------3--------3--2--0-------|
D|-3-------3-------3-----------------3-----------3--------3----------------------------------|
                          Long past the midnight curfew  we      sat  starry-eyed

   Am                                Em7
D|-----------------------------------------------------0----------0--0--0-------------------0----------0--0-|
A|----1--------------------1------------------------------3v------3--3--3----------------------3v------3--3-|
F|----------0--------2-----------0-----------------------------0--0--0--0---------------------------0--0--0-|
C|-------2--------2-----------2--------2-----0h2-----2------------2--2--2-----2-----0h2----------------2--2-|
G|-------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0-----------0-----0--------0---------0-------------0-----0-------0--------0---------|
     Ah-ah, ah-ah        we were    saatisfieeed
[Verse 2]
  Em                                                                 Am                      G
D|-------------0-----------------------0--------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------0---0-|
F|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----------2-----------0----0---0--|
C|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------------------0-----------3--------|
    Ahhh --- -- And I remember                      misinformation   followed   us  like  a   plague

   C       G                C                   G                    C              Am
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--h1---1---0---1---0---0-------------1--------------------0-------------------------------|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0--------------2-|
C|-----2-------0-------0-------2----------2--------0-----------0--------2--------------2----|
G|--------------------------3----------------------------------------3--------3--2--0-------|
D|-3-------3-------3-----------------3----------3--------3----------------------------------|
                            Nobody  knew from  time  to  time,  If the plans were changed

   Am                               D/F#                    G        C         G     Am G
D|-------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
A|----1--------------------1-----------------3-----3-----------0---0---h1---1-----0--1--3-|
F|----------0--------2-----------0--------2--------------0----0---0----0---0--------------|
C|-------2--------2-----------2-----0-----------------0----------0--------2---------------|
G|-------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-0--------------------0-----------------------2-----------3--------3---------3--3-------|
                 Ah-ah, ah-ah ---    ah-ah ---         If the plans were changed 
[Chorus]
   C                                           G
D|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------1----------------3-----1-------------------0---------0-----------------|
F|-------0-----------0----------------------0--------0---------0---------2----0-----0-|
C|----2-----------2----------2-----------2--------0---------0---------0----------0----|
G|-3--------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3----------------------3-----------3--------3---------3---------3---------|
   You   can   beat   us   with     wires,     you    can    beat   us   with    chains

   D/F#                                             Em                      G     Am    G
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------0-|
A|-------------3-----------3-----------3------------------------------------0-----1-----3-------|
F|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------0------------0-----------0-------------------------|
C|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------2-----------2----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----2----|
D|-2--------2-----------2-----------2---------------0--------0-----------0-----3----------------|
You can run out your rules, but you know you can't  outrun  the  history   train

   C                                            G
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------1-----------1-----------1-------------------0--------0--------0-------|
F|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------0---------0--------0--------0---|
C|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------0---------0--------0--------0-----|
G|-3--------------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3-----------------------3-----------3-------3---------3--------3---------|
   I've   seen   a   glorious   day,     Ayu-uu-uu-uu--uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

   D/F#                                        Em
D|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------0-------|
A|-------------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------0-------------------|
F|-------2-----------2-----------2----------0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
C|----0-----------0-----------0----------0--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------2-----------2-----------2----------0--------0-----------0-----------0----------|
    -- Uu-uu-uu-uu--- -- uu-uu--uu-uu--- uu--uuu--   uuu---   uuuu--   uuuu--  uuuuu---

   Em7
D|---------------------0----------0--0--X-|
A|------------------------3v------3--3--X-|
F|-----------------------------0--0--0--X-|
C|----2-----0h2-----2-------------2--2--X-| x2
G|----------------------------------------| optional
D|-0-----0-------0----------0-------------|
[Break]
D|-----------8-----------8-----------8------------8------------8-----------|
A|-----------------0-----------0-----------0------------0------------0-----|
F|-----5/9------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9------9-----9--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------0------------------------------------------------|
A|---b8r7p5-----0-------------0------0-----0-----------------------|
F|-----------------------7-------7---------------------0-----------|
C|--------------------9-----9-----------7--------7-----------7-----|
G|--------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--0-----------0-----------0---------------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------7-----------7--------------2------------------|
G|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----1/2-----2p0--0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------0-----------------5-----2b3-|

   Em7
D|---------------------0----------0--0--X-|
A|------------------------3v------3--3--X-|
F|-----------------------------0--0--0--X-|
C|----2-----0h2-----2-------------2--2--X-| x2
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-------0----------0-------------|
[Verse 3]
  Em                                                                 Am                      G        C
D|-------------0-----------------------0--------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------0---0---h1-|
F|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----------2-----------0----0---0----0--|
C|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------0--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------------------0-----------3--------3----|
    Ahhh      ----------    ahh        Four   in   the   morning  I  woke up from out of my -dreams

       G                C                  G                    C              Am
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---1---0---1---0---0-------------1-------------------0-----------------------------------1----------------|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---------0---------0--------0-----------0--------0--------------2-----------0--------2-|
C|-2-------0-------0-------2----------2-------0-----------0--------2--------------2-----------2--------2----|
G|----------------------3---------------------------------------3--------3--2--0--------------------0-------|
D|-----3-------3-----------------3---------3--------3-----------------------------------0-------------------|
                       Nowhere to go but back to sleep, but I'm reconciled

   Am                                        D/F#                    G     C    G
D|----------------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|----1--------------------1--------------------1-----------------3-----3-----------0----1----0---1---0---0-|
F|----------0--------2-----------0--------2-----------0--------2--------------0----0----0----0---0---0---0--|
C|-------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----0-----------------0-----------2--------0-------0---|
G|-------------0--------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------0--------------------3-----------------------2-----------3----3-----3-------3-------|
                 --- Ah-ah,      ah-ah,     ah-ah --- I'm going to be up for awhile

   Am                                        D/F#                    Em7
D|----------------------------------------------2--------------------------------------0---------|
A|-------------1--------------------1-----------------3-----3-----------------------------3v-----|
F|-------2-----------0--------2-----------0--------2--------------0----------------------------0-|
C|----2-----------2--------2-----------2-----0-----------------0--------2------0h2---------------|
G|-0--------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0--------------------3-----------------------2-----------0-----0--------0--------0---|
   --- Ah-ah,      ah-ah,     ah-ah --- I'm going to be up for awhile

   Am                                        D/F#                       Em
D|----------------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------x-x-|
A|-------------1--------------------1-----------------3-----3--------------------------------x-x-|
F|-------2-----------0--------2-----------0--------2--------------0--------------------------0-0-|
C|----2-----------2--------2-----------2-----0-----------------0-----------2-----2-----2-----2-2-|
G|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-|
D|----------0--------------------3-----------------------2--------------0-----0-----0-----0--x-x-|
   --- Ah-ah,      ah-ah,     ah-ah --- I'm going to be up for awhile
[Break]
D|-----------8-----------8-----------8------------8------------8-----------|
A|-----------------0-----------0-----------0------------0------------0-----|
F|-----5/9------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9------9-----9--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---b8r7p5-----0-------------0------0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------7-------7---------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
C|--------------------9-----9-----------7--------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|
G|--------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------0-----0----------0---0--|
A|-----------------------------------------3-----0-------3---3-----3--|
F|--------------------------------------4------------------4-------4--|
C|-----------2-----------------------------------------------------4--|
G|-----1/2-----2p0--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------5-----2b3------0--------------------------------|
[Outro]
   Em7
D|---------------------0----------0--0--X-|
A|------------------------3v------3--3--X-|
F|-----------------------------0--0--0--X-|
C|----2-----0h2-----2-------------2--2--X-| x2
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-------0----------0-------------|

   Em7
D|-------------------------------­-----------------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------3-|
F|------------------------------------------------0-|
C|----2-----0h2--------2-----0h2------------------2-|
G|------------------------------------------------2-|
D|-0-----0-------0--0-----0-------0--3b4--0--2b3--0-|
************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | b Bend | r Release | x Dead note | v Vibrato ************************************