Paul Simon – Peace Like A River (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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This tab is based off the YouTube video
[Intro]
Em7
D|---------------------0----------0--0--X-|
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F|-----------------------------0--0--0--X-|
C|----2-----0h2-----2-------------2--2--X-| x3
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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]
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C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|--------------------------------------0-----------------5-----2b3-|
Em7
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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-|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
| r Release
| x Dead note
| v Vibrato
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