When the River Sondre Lerche
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) (www.gartfrets.net)
NOTES:
A couple of updates to the chorus chords. Enjoy!
Tuning is one tone below standard: DGCFAD, as seem to be all the songs I've
transcribed from this album. PLEASE NOTE THAT chords below are ACTUAL chords.
Hence, a voicing may be e.g. 022100, but the sound you'll make is a D-chord.
If that's what I heard, that is what I would call it.
I've included chord voicings and notes in each section of the song as some
chords are unusual. The CHORUS chords are predominately jazz voicings, which
look fierce, but with practice can be nailed.
INTRO:
Chords (DGCFAD):
D 022100
[strum D gently]
VERSE:
Chords (DGCFAD):
D 022100 Gm(maj7)add6 x02112
G x02220 Gm7/F 3x2010
F#m7 464444 E7 x44320
Bm x46654 A7 x2120x
Gmaj7 x02120
[D]Take my hands, they're [G]all I've [D]got
I ain't got [F#m7]no [Bm]nothing to prove but [Gmaj7]I forg[Gm(maj7)add6]ot
[D]Take my heart I'll [G]wear it [D]out
The [Gm7/F]friends I [D]make here all come at [E7]extra cost
What say we [A7]just get lost
CHORUS:
Notes:
The first four chords are jazz voicings. These are not barréd, in case you
were wondering... I've indicated the fingers to use for each of these chords,
which may help. It will still take practice to nail the transitions, though.
But it's worth it...!
Chorus Chords:
D6b5 9x899x (2,1,3,4) G x77655
E7-5 8x897x (3,2,4,1) C7/E 20021x
F#m7 7x687x (2,1,3,4) D 022100
Ddim 6x5650 (3,2,4,1)
Just a[D6b5]round the [E7-5]bend and [F#m7]back a[Ddim]gain
Just a[G]nother place to [C7/E]leave without a [D]trace
Just a[D6b5]nother [E7-5]mile down a [F#m7]dead-end [Ddim]drain
When the [G]river turns I'll [C7/E]come down with the [D]rain
BRIDGE:
Chords:
[Em]Bb7 [244222]x32310
D 022100
Oh oh [Em]oh, oh oh [Bb7]oh oh, oh oh oh [D]oh oh
Take... [start next verse]
VERSE:
Chords (DGCFAD):
D 022100 Gm(maj7)add6 x02112
G x02220 Gm7/F 3x2010
F#m7 464444 E7 x44320
Bm x46654 A7 x2120x
Gmaj7 x02120
[D]Take my hand and [G]twist my [D]arms
I ain't got [F#m7]it [Bm]in me to set off [Gmaj7]bells and a[Gm(maj7)add6]larms
[D]Tell my mother I'm not [G]coming [D]home
Been [Gm7/F]all for [D]nothing, baby, for [E7]all too long
What say we [A7]right this wrong?
CHORUS:
Chords:
D6b5 9x899x (2,1,3,4) G x77655
E7-5 8x897x (3,2,4,1) C7/E 20021x
F#m7 7x687x (2,1,3,4) D 022100
Ddim 6x5650 (3,2,4,1)
Just a[D6b5]round the [E7-5]bend and [F#m7]back a[Ddim]gain
Just a[G]nother place to [C7/E]leave without a [D]trace
Just a[D6b5]nother [E7-5]mile down a [F#m7]dead-end [Ddim]drain
When the [G]river turns I'll [C7/E]come down with the [D]rain
BRIDGE:
Chords:
E xx4322
Bb7 x32310
D 022100
[cb]A6add9[/cb] 446444
Oh oh [E]oh, oh oh [Bb7]oh, oh oh oh [D]oh oh
E Bb7 D [rest 1 beat]
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
[play an arpeggioed A6add9 and rest 2 beats]
CHORUS:
Chorus Chords:
D6b5 9x899x (2,1,3,4) G x77655
E7-5 8x897x (3,2,4,1) C7/E 20021x
F#m7 7x687x (2,1,3,4) D 022100
Ddim 6x5650 (3,2,4,1)
Just a[D6b5]round the [E7-5]bend and [F#m7]back a[Ddim]gain
Just a[G]nother place to [C7/E]leave without a [D]trace
Just a[D6b5]nother [E7-5]mile down a [F#m7]dead-end [Ddim]drain
When the [G]river turns I'll [C7/E]come down with the [D]rain
CODA:
Notes: Same chords as the chorus.
Oh oh [D6b5]oh [E7-5]oh, oh oh [F#m7]oh [Ddim]oh, [G] oh oh [C7/E]oh oh [D]oh
Oh oh [D6b5]oh [E7-5]oh, oh oh [F#m7]oh [Ddim]oh, [G] oh oh [C7/E]oh oh [D]oh
[D6b5] [E7-5] [F#m7] [Ddim] [G] [C7/E] [D]
[D6b5] [E7-5] [F#m7] [Ddim] [G] [C7/E] [D]
Oh oh [D6b5]oh [E7-5]oh, oh oh [F#m7]oh [Ddim]oh, [G] oh oh [C7/E]oh oh [D]oh
[end on D]
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