BPM 135 - VOX - BIG REVERB SOUND - PERHAPS TRY VARIATION ON DOUBLING - NOT MANY HARMONIES when playing C in verse 3555 3556 then normal open C
[Intro] octaves 1...3.5.....8.10.....8.5....... 8.10.....8.5.........555-3--change to B 6-5 E 8
[Verse- very staccato - no drums muted chords - rhythm XxxX xXxx] [Dm] Tried to [F] Keep you [Bb] close to [F] me, but [Bb] Life got [F] in between [C][Csus4][C] (Add bass drum on 1) [Dm] Tried to [F] square not [Bb] being [F] there but [Bb] think that [F] I should have b [C] been [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - light snare - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass at end] (Drum pattern BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSB) [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Verse - full beat - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass] (Drum pattern BxSx BBSB xBSx BBSx) [Dm] Once upon [F] a dif [Bb] different [F] life We [Bb] rode our [F] bikes into the [C] sky [Csus4][C] [Dm] But now we [F] fall [Bb] against the [F] tide Those [Bb] distant [F] days are flashing [C] by [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - straighter beat - offbeats towards end of each 2nd bar] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Instrumental - 'Ho' - same chords as verse]
Dm F Bb F Bb F C (3555 3556 then normal open C)
[Bridge - Finger pick first - then more fuller strumming for second section] [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Chorus] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Outro] "Lonely Water" [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Intro - BPM 65] (backward strums very close to bridge - no drums) [F#m7][Bm7][Cmaj7]..................
[Drums in - C/D - x55558 or 030010 to make fuller - bass plays D, D6 - (5)57777 or x00202 to sound fuller, Bb/C - x33336]
[C/D-x5555x] x x [D6-x57777] - x x [Bb/C-x3333x] x - x x x x - x x x x [C/D] x x [D6] - x x [Bb/C] x - x x x x - x x x x [C/D] x x [Gmaj7-3x0002] - x x x x - [D/E]x x [E7]- x x x x [Cmaj7] x x [Cmaj7*] - x [Cmaj7] x x - [D] x x [D] - [Dsus4] * = add high G on E string then take off for next one
[Verse 1] [Am7] All babies to [Bm7] gether [D/E] everyone a [E7] seed [Am7] Half of us are [Bm7] satisfied [D/E] half of us in [E7] need [Am7] Loves bountiful [Bm7] in us [D/E] tarnished by our [E7] greed (for C/D and Bb/C - playing x55555 and x33333 seems to work) oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the [C/D] world [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 2] [Am7] A nation [Bm7] planted [D/E] so concerned with[E7] gain [Am7] As the seasons [Bm7] come and go [D/E] greater grows the [E7] pain And [Am7] far to [Bm7] many [D/E] feeling the [E7] strain Oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [Em7] Gather every [Bm7] man [Em7] gather every [Am7] woman [Em7] Celebrate new [Bm7] life [Em7] give thanks for your [Am7] chil [Bm7] dren [Em7] Gather every [Bm7] one [Em7] gather all to [Am7] gether [Em7] Overlooking [Bm7] none [Em7] hoping life gets better [Am7] For the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 4] [Am7] Dress me up for [Bm7] battle when [D/E] all I want is [E7] peace [Am7] Those of us who [Bm7] pay the price [D/E] come home with the [E7] least [Bm7] and [Am7] nation after [Bm7] nation [D/E] turning into beasts [E7] Oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
