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THE RIVER SONG - WIDE MOUTH MASON
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tabbed by: John Will
    sbw@sk.sympatico.ca

Not too difficult, except for the strumming; listen for the upstroke 
arpeggiated chords.(the measure lines are put there by the Guitar Pro
program I'm using and don't necessarily represent the right timing.The
song is in 3/4 or 6/8)

Intro:
     Em              Em              D  Dsus4 D   Em      
E||--0------------|--0------------|--2----3---2----0-------|  
B||--0------------|--0------------|--3----3---3----0-------|
G||--0------------|--0------------|--2----2---2----0-------|
D||--2------------|--2------------|--0----0---0----2-------|
A||--2------------|--2------------|----------------2-------|
E||--0------------|--0------------|----------------0-------|


     Em             Em              D  Dsus4  D       G            
-----0---------|----0----------|----2----3----2--|----3----------|
-----0---------|----0----------|----3----3----3--|----3----------|
-----0---------|----0----------|----2----2----2--|----0----------|
-----2---------|----2----------|----0----0----0--|----0----------|
-----2---------|----2----------|-----------------|----2----------|
-----0---------|----0----------|-----------------|----3----------|


     Em             Em                  D  Dsus4  D
------0------|------0----------|--------2----3----2----|
------0------|------0----------|--------3----3----3----|
------0------|------0----------|--------2----2----2----|
------2------|------2----------|--------0----0----0----|
------2------|------2----------|-----------------------|
------0------|------0----------|-----------------------|


    C             D Dsus4           C    C   
----0------|------2---3-------------0----0-------------|
----1------|------3---3-------------1----1-------------|
----0------|------2---2-------------0----0-------------|
----2------|------0---2-------------2----2-------------|
----3------|-------------------3----3----3-------------|
-----------|-------------------------------------------|


      C/B    C/B      D                                 
---------0----0--|----2----------|
---------1----1--|----3----------|
---------0----0--|----2----------|
-----------------|----0----------|
----2------------|---------------|
-----------------|---------------| 
(the F in the refrain is simply a first position, xx3211 or x33211 if you use
your little
 finger like I do)
                                                 
Em                          D           G
He ran to the river but the water'd run dry
Em                           D              G
He ran to the candle but the light had done died
Em                         D        C   D Dsus4 C C/B D
And I used to love you and not even try

Em                        D            G
He ran to the temple with tears in his eyes
Em                       D                 G
He fell on his knees and reached up at the same time
Em                   D            C   D Dsus4 C C/B D
Said I only love you knowing I'll die

G      D         F           G
All my life I've tried to be good
G     F        C    G
Or at least to myself
G   D            F           G
You did what you thought you should
G      F            C   G
But it hurt me like hell
Em    D Dsus4 D  
Em        D Dsus4 D  G
Like hell
Em     D  Dsus4 D  C  D Dsus4 C  C/B D

Em                       D         G
He ran to his mother and to her he cried
Em                          D         G
You never told me the whole story and I
Em                D            C    D Dsus4 C C/B D
Think all along I pretended to try

G      D         F           G
All my life I've tried to be good
G     F        C    G
Or at least to myself
G   D            F           G
You did what you thought you should
G      F            C   G
But it hurt me like hell

G      D         F           G
All my life I've tried to be good
G     F        C    G
Or at least to myself
G   D            F           G
You did what you thought you should
G      F            C   G
But it hurt me like hell
G      F            C   G
Yes it hurt me like hell
G       F            C   G
Well it hurt me like hell
G       F            C   G
Well it hurt me like hell
Em   D Dsus4 D  
Em        D Dsus4 D G
Like hell
Em   D Dsus4 C  D Dsus4 C  C/B  D