'The River' by Garth Brooks - Guitar Tutorial

            The River
By Garth Brooks

Tabbed by Matellmon

Bm   x24432	B	X2333X	
G    320033	E	022100
D    XX0232	A/E  	0X222X
D/F# 2X0232	F#m  	24422X 
Em   022000	E/G# 	4X245X
A    X0222X 	B/A  	X0444X 
E9   024100


INTRO:

   G           A/G  G               A/G
e :----------------|-------------------|
B :-0-----3-----2--|-3-------3-------2-|
G :---0-----0---2--|-4---4------4----2-|
D :--0-----0----2--|-5-5-------5-----2-|
A :----------------|-------------------|
E :-3---3-----3-3--|-3-----3------3--3-|

                      You know....
e :---------------------------|
B :-3-----3-----3-----3-3-----|
G :-----2---2-------2-------2-|
D :---0------0----0-------0---|
A :---------------------------|
E :---------------------------|

VERSE1 

   D5                  D              G/D            D
   dream is like a river,    ever changing as it flows
e :--------------------0H2------------3-------3-----0H2---
B :--3-----------3-----------3-3-----------0----3---------
G :-----------------2------2-----2-------0--------4-------
D :--0--------0-------0---0--------0--0-------------0----2
A :----------------------------------------------------0--
E :-------------------------------------------------------

           G                  D/F#            Em                 A    
   And the dreamers just a vessel,  that must follow where it goes
e :--------3-------------3------0h2-----0----------------0--------
B :3-------------3------------3------3----3---------0--------0----
G :-2----------0------------0------2--------2-----0------------0--
D :---0-----------------------------------------2-----------------
A :---------------------------------------------------------------
E :--------3----------------------------------0-------------------

                 D         G/D       D              Bm                   G
   Trying to learn from whats behind you, And never knowing what's in store
e :--------------2----------3--------2----2--------------------------------
B :-2------2-------------3--3--------3---3----3-------------------3-----0--
G :-----2-----------2-------4--------2-2--------------------4-------4------
D :---2-----2----0----------0--------0------------------4------------------
A :-0---------------------------------------------0-2----------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3—
   
             D       Dsus        D           A                     D Dsus Em/D D
   Makes each day  a constant battle, just to stay between the shores
e :-----------0h2-----3--------2-2-----2-------------------------------3-0-2-
B :-----0-----------3--------3-------3---------2--------2-----------3--3-0-3-
G :---0-----------2--------2-------2---------0-----2----------0----------0-2-
D :-0-------0-0-------0----------0---------0-----2---------2--------0-0------
A :--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------
E :--------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
              D   G/D   D                    G               D
  And I will sail my vessel,        til' the river runs dry
e-------------2----3----2--------------------3--------3------0h2--------
B-------------3----3---------------3---------------0----0-----------3---
G-------------2----4------------2------0--------0---------0-------2-----
D-------------0----0----0-----0-----------0------------------0---0----0-
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------3--------------------------

          G                 D/F#            Em              A
  Like a bird upon the wind,          these waters are my sky
e---------3---------3--------2------0------------------0---------
B---------------0-----------------3---3------------------0--2----
G-------------0--------0--------2-------2----0-----0-------------
D------------------------0----------------0------2--------2---2--
A--------------------------------------------0--------------0----
E---------3------------------2-----------------------------------

             D        G/D  D           G 
  I'll never reach my destination,     if I never try
e------------2--------3----2-------2----3--------------
B------3---5-3--------3---------------0---------2--3---
G-2----------2--------4----------2---2-------0--2--4---
D------4---5-0--------0----0--0-----------0------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------3----------3---
             D        G/D  D                    A                 
   So I will sail      my vessel        til the river runs dry.
e-------------0h2------3----2-------0---------------------------
B-------0--------------3----3---------3-------0h2---------2-----
G----0--------------2--4----2-----2--------0---------2----------
D--0-------0--0---0----0----0---0---0---0----------2--------2---
A---------------------------------------------0---------------0-
E---------------------------------------------------------------




         D5                 D              G/D            D
Too many times we stand aside. And let the waters slip away
            G                D/F#     Em             A  
Til what we put off til tomorrow. Has now become today.
         D         G/D         D         Bm              G
So don't you sit upon the shoreline. And say your satisfied.
          D         Dsus  D       A                       D  Dsus  Em/D D
Choose to chance the rapids.  And dare to dance the tide.