Meet Me By The Rivers Edge

(início)

Intros and Verses Palm muted
INTRO:
            Em
See I've been here for 28 years.
            Bm
Pounding sweat beneath these wheels.
             C
We tattooed lines beneath our skin.
             G                      D (play chord let ring)
No surrender, my Bobby Jean.
G Em C G D
Verse 1:
Strum the other sections:
                    Em
See I've been here for 28 years.
               Bm
Pounding sweat beneath these wheels.
                   C
We tattooed lines beneath our skin.
               G                      D
No surrender, my Bobby Jean.
               Em
We've been burned by all our fears.
               Bm
Just from growing up around here.
               C
Our father's factories marked our cars.
               G                                D
While Eden burned against the stars.
Chorus 1: (play a quick triplet stroke at each chord change, emphasize the following downstroke)
              G
And Sally said, Sally said.
             Em
I can't take no more regret.
                C
It cut us deep, into our souls.
                  G                     D
Came and climbed into our bed.
                 G
And Sally said, Sally said.
              Em
Meet me by the River's edge.
                C
We're going to wash these sins away.
                G                           D
Or else we won't come back again.
G - Em - C - G - D
Verse 2:
               Em
You know I had these ballroom dreams.
             Bm
That, as a child, came to me.
            C
I was a boy in Grandma's arms.
                     G                      D
A mother's pride and a wounded heart.
                      Em
And I was full with fiery wonder.
                    Bm
You wore Audrey Hepburn pearls.
                    C
You were the only one who understood me then
        G                         D
and the only one who will.
Chorus 2:
              G
And Sally said, Sally said.
             Em
I can't take no more regret.
                C
It cut us deep, into our souls.
                 G                    D
Came and climbed into our bed.
                 G
And Sally said, Sally said.
              Em
Meet me by the River's edge.
               C
We're going to wash these sins away.
                G                           D
Or else we won't come back again.
Bridge:
          Em         D         C         G
And now I drive the 101 on the California night.
         Em              D         C              G
And I'm amazed at all the stars beneath that old Hollywood sign.
          Em            D              C         G
And we waltz, ballet up a boulevard to a place we never kept
          Em            D             C          G
And I'm not sure if we belong here, if I ever really left, or If I can go
  D    (long)
home.
Chorus / Outro:
              G (one strum)
And Sally said, Sally said.
             Em (one strum)
I can't take no more regret.
                C
It cut us deep, into our souls.
                  G                      D
Came and climbed into our bed.
                 G
And Sally said, Sally said.
              Em
Meet me by the River's edge.
                C
We're going to wash these sins away.
                G                             D
Or else we won't come back again.
          G – Em – C – G – D (repeat)
No retreat. No regrets.
              G           D             G (end)
Meet me by the river's edge.