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Green River  Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Subject: Green River Tablature/CCR
From: Matt Crowe
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Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 14:47:11 EST
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Green River -- As recorded by Credence Clearwater Revival
Found in Oct '91 "Guitar for the Practicing Musician"
N.C. E
 
 e:------------------------ --------------------------- -----------------
 B:------/3--3--3--3------- --/3--3--3--3-------------- -----------------
 G:------/4--4--4--4------- --/4--4--4--4--4/2---0----- -----------------
 D:--------------------2--- --------------------------0H2--2-----0-----2-
 A:-2---------------------- --------------------------- -----0H2---------
 E:-0-----0-----0------0--- ---0-----0-------0--------- -----------3B----

[1/4] 
[E] [E] Rhy. Fig. 1[E]
 
 e:------------------------ --------------------------- -
 B:------------------------ -----/3--3--3--3----------- -
 G:------------------------ -----/4--4--4--4----------- -
 D:-----2-------0-----2---- --------------------------- -
 A:--------0H2------------- --2------------------------ -
 E:--0------------3B------- --0------------------------ -

[1/4] Well,
[E] [E] [E] (End Rhy Fig. 1)
 
 e:------------------------ --------------------------- ------------------
 B:--/3--3--3--3----------- --------------------------- ------------------
 G:--/4--4--4--4--4/2--0--0H1-------------------------- ------------------
 D:-----------------------0H2---2--------0-------2----- -----2-----0----2-
 A:------------------------ -------0H2----------------- -------0H2--------
 E:------------------------ ----------------3B--------- --0----------3B---

[1/4] [1/4] 
(W/ Rhy Fig. 1: 2 1/2 times)
[E] take me back down where cool water flows ya'll
 
 e:--------------------------------------------0------------------
 B:--------------------------------------------0------------------
 G:----------------------------------------2B---------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------------------------
 A:---------------------------------------------------------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------------

[1/2] 
 
 e:----------------- ----------------------------------------------
 B:-----/3-3-3--3--- --/3--3--3--3---------------------------------
 G:-----/4-4-4--4--- --/4--4--4--4--2--0---------------------------
 D:----2------------ ----------------------------------------------
 A:----------------- ----------------------------------------------
 E:----------------- ----------------------------------------------

Ah, let me remember things I love, now.
 
 e:---------------------------------------0-----------------------
 B:---------------------------------------------------------------
 G:------------------------------------2B-------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------------------------
 A:---------------------------------------------------------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------------

[1/2] 
 
 e:----------------- ----------------------------------------------
 B:--/3--3--3--3---- --/3--3--3--3---------------------------------
 G:--/4--4--4--4---- --/4--4--4--4---2---0-------------------------
 D:----------------- ----------------------------------------------
 A:----------------- ----------------------------------------------
 E:----------------- ----------------------------------------------

Stoppin' at the log where cat fish bite.
 
 e:---------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-----------------------------------------3--0------------------
 G:-----------------------------------------1-------0-------------
 D:-----------------------------------------2---------------------
 A:---------------------------------------------------------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------------

C (Rhy. Fig. 2)
Walkin' along the river road at night,
 
 e:-------0----------X------------0-------------------------------
 B:-------1----------X--1---------1----1--------------------------
 G:-------0----0--------0---------0----0--------------------------
 D:------------2-----------------------2--------------------------
 A:--3---------3-----------------------3--------------------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------------

[A] barefoot girl dancin' in the moonlight
 
 e:---------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-------2------2----2----2--------------------------------------
 G:-------2--2---2----2----2--------------------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------------------------
 A:--0-------------------------0--0--1--2-------------------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------------

E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)
 
 e:----------0---------------------------0------------------------
 B:-------3--3--3--3-------3--3--3--3----0------------------------
 G:-------1-----1--1-------1--1--1--1-----------------------------
 D:---------------------------2-----------------------------------
 A:---------------------------------------------------------------
 E:--0------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (2 1/2 times)
[E] I can hear the bull-frog callin' me, how!
[E] Wondrin' if my rope's still hangin to the tree.
[E] Love to kick my feet way down to shallow water, ah
C (w/ Rhy. Fig. 2) A
shoe-fly, dragonfly get back to mother. Pick up a flat rock
[A] skip it 'cross Green a[E]-River.
(I'm not going to post the solo at this time, but it comes in here.)
3rd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 1/2 times)
[E] Up to Cody's camp I spent my days -- ya'll
[E] with flat-car riders an' crosstie walkers
[E] Old Cody Junior took me over,[C] said, "You're gonna find the world
[C] is smolderin', and [A]if you get a-lost, come on home to Green [E]a-River."
Here's a neat mini-fill/solo part that you'll recognize:
 
 e:--------------0-------------------
 B:--3/5~~~~~------3-----------------
 G:-------------------4--2-----------
 D:-------------------------5B---2---
 A:----------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------

[1/2]  
Any additions, corrections, flames, comments, or interpretations can be
mailed to cgc@tiamat.umd.umich.edu or crowe@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu
"Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has
genius, power, and magic in it." -- Goethe

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