#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: When The River Original Album: Sondre Lerche Words and Music by Sondre Lerche Copyright © 2011 Sondre Lerche Published by Sondre Lerche Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Tuning is one tone below standard (DGCFAD), if you want to play along. Chords below are for standard. INTRO: Notes: Strum gently. Chords: E 022100 [play: 4/4| E |] [x4] VERSE1: Chords: E 022100 C#m x46654 Am7/G 3x2010 A x02220 Amaj7 x02120 F#7 x44322 G#m7 464444 G#7+5 x02112 B7 x2120x E A E Take my hands, they're all I've got G#m7 C#m Amaj7 G#7+5 I ain't got no nothing to prove but I forgot E A E Take my heart, I'll wear it out Am7/G E F#7 The friends I make here all come at extra cost B7 What say we just get lost CHORUS: Notes: If you play the first four chords as jazz voicings, you get a nice descending bass-line, which is how SL plays them. The numbers in () alongside are the fingers you should use to fret the chords. These will be unfamiliar to many and will require a lot of practice, as the changes come reasonably quickly. Just below, I've indicated alternative ways to play the chords which should be more manageable (but you lose that bass-line). Chords: E6b5 9x899x (2,1,3,4) A x77655 F#7-5 8x897x (2,3,4,1) D7/F# 20021x G#m7 7x687x (2,1,4,3) E 022100 Edim 6x5650 (3,2,4,1) Alternatively: E6b5 xx8999 or xx6656 F#7-5 xx8978 or xx4556 G#m7 xx9989 or xx6877 or 4x444x Edim xx5650 or x7868x E6b5 F#7-5 G#m7 Edim Just around the bend and back again A D7/F# E Just another place to leave without a trace E6b5 F#7-5 G#m7 Edim Just another mile down a dead-end drain A D7/F# E When the river turns, I'll come down with the rain BRIDGE1: Chords: F#m 244222 C7 x32310 E 022100 F#m C7 E Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh Take... [start next verse] VERSE2: Chords: E 022100 C#m x46654 Am7/G 3x2010 A x02220 Amaj7 x02120 F#7 x44320 G#m7 464444 G#7+5 x02112 B7 x2120x E A E Take my hand and twist my arms G#m7 C#m Amaj7 G#7+5 I ain't got it in me to set off bells and alarms E A E Tell my mother I'm not coming home Am7/G E F#7 Been all for nothing, baby, for all too long B7 What say we right this wrong? [repeat CHORUS] BRIDGE2: Chords: F# xx4322 E 022100 C7 x32310 B6add9 22112x F# C7 E Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh F# C7 E [rest 1 beat] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh [play an arpeggiated B6add9 and rest 2 beats] [repeat CHORUS] CODA: Notes: Same chords as the chorus. Chords: E6b5 9x899x (2,1,3,4) A x77655 F#7-5 8x897x (2,3,4,1) D7/F# 20021x G#m7 7x687x (2,1,4,3) E 022100 Edim 6x5650 (3,2,4,1) Alternatively: E6b5 xx8999 or xx6656 F#7-5 xx8978 or xx4556 G#m7 xx9989 or xx6877 or 4x444x Edim xx5650 or x7868x E6b5 F#7-5 G#m7 Edim A D7/F# E Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh E6b5 F#7-5 G#m7 Edim A D7/F# E Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh [play: 4/4| E6b5 | F#7-5 | G#m7 | Edim | A D7/F# | E |] [x2] E6b5 F#7-5 G#m7 Edim A D7/F# E Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh [end on E]