Riverside Chords

by America
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 428,520.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 17, 2023
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Chords

A
Aadd9
G/A
D
Dsus2
Em9/A
Em7/A
Esus4
Amaj7
Dmaj7
Em7
F
G
Fmaj7

Strumming

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RIVERSIDE
As recorded by America
(From the 1971 Album AMERICA)
 
 
 
[Chords]
A*         x 0 7 x x x
Aadd9      x 0 7 6 5 7
G/A        x 0 5 4 3 5
Em9/A      x 0 2 0 3 2   (no5)
Em7/A      x 0 2 0 3 0   (no5)
Esus4      0 0 2 2 0 0
G          3 2 0 0 3 x
 
 
 
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------0-2-3-0-| to play when it says *
A|---0-2-3---------|
E|-3---------------|
 
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------| to play when it says **
A|-----------|
E|-3h5-3h5-3-|
 
 
 
[Intro]
Q=158
    4/4
    Gtr I (Acoustic)
    A*              4x  Aadd9
e|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--7-7---7---7---7-|
B|o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o|o-5-5---5---5---5-|
G|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--6-6---6---6---6-|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7---7---7-|
A|o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|o-0---0-----------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
 
                      G/A                               2x
e|-7-7---7---7---7\-|-5-5-5-5---5---5-|-5-5-5-5---5---5--|
B|-5-5---5---5---5\-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-o|
G|-6-6---6---6---6\-|-4-4-4-4---4---4-|-4-4-4-4---4---4--|
D|-7-7-7-7---7---7\-|-5-5-5-5---5---5-|-5-5-5-5---5---5--|
A|-0---0------------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------o|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
| A*| % | % | % |
| Aadd9 | % | G/A | % |              x2
| D Dsus2 D | Em9/A Em7/A Em9/A |    x3
| Esus4 | % |
| Amaj7 | Dmaj7 |                    x2
| Em7 | Dmaj7 |                      x4
| A*| % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse 1]
Amaj7
 Living on the riverside
Dmaj7
 Raking it all in my stride
Amaj7
 Living on the riverside
           Dmaj7
I'm taking life like a big long ride
F                                       G   *
 You stay on your side and I'll stay on mine
F                                         G       **
 You take what you want and I'll take the sunshine
 
 
[Bridge]
| Amaj7 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
Amaj7
Dit dit dit dit do   dit dit dit dit do
Dmaj7
Dit dit dit dit do   dit dit dit dit do
Amaj7
Dit dit dit dit do   dit dit dit dit do
Dmaj7
Dit dit dit dit do   dit dit dit dit do
Fmaj7         G   *  Fmaj7         G **
    Ah, ah ah ah        Ah, ah ah ah
 
 
[Interlude]
| Amaj7 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
 
 
[Bridge]
           Amaj7
I said the world don't owe me no living
           Dmaj7
I said the world don't owe me no living
           Amaj7
I said the world don't owe me no living
           Dmaj7
I said the world don't owe me no living
 
 
[Interlude]
| Em7 | Dmaj7 |       x4
 
 
[Outro Guitar Solo]
| A*| % | % | % |
| Amaj7 | % | Dmaj7 | % |         x4
| Amaj7 |
 
 
 
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