Take Me To The River
                              by Foghat
               From the album Return of the Boogie Men
             Tabbed by Charlie Coombs for www.foghat.com
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[Setup]

  Tune strings    This song uses the following chords:
  down to this:       D    F    G    A    Bb   B     C     D
  D  down 2       D  -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-
  A  down 2       A  -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-
  F# down 1       F# -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-
  D  same         D  -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-
  A  same         A  -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-
  D  down 2       D  -0-  -3-  -5-  -7-  -8-  -9-  -10-  -12-

[Intro]

Start off with this picking pattern:
    D                                          C G
D |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-10-5-|
A |---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-10-5-|
F#|-------------|-------------|-------------|-10-5-|
D |-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-10-5-|
A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-10-5-|
D |-------------|-------------|-------------|-10-5-|

(then repeat with a little slide solo)

 D
 I don't know why I love you like I do,
 D                                       C G D
 After the things that you put me through.
 D
 You stole my money and my cigarettes,
 D
 I haven't seen what I should forget.
           Bb     F                C                G
 I want to know, won't you tell me? I'd love to stay, yea hey.
 D                  G F D          C C D
 Take me to the river, wash me down,
 D           G F D                      C C D
 Please my soul, put my feet on the ground.

 D
 I don't know why she treat me so bad,
 D                                      C G D
 After all the things that we coulda' had.
 D
 My sweet sixteen I'll never regret,
 D
 Love is a notion that I can't forget.
           Bb      F               C                 G
 I want to know, won't you tell me? I'd love to stay, I'd love to stay.
 D                 G F D            C C D
 Take me to the river, wash me down,
 D           G F D                       C C D
 Please my soul, put my feet on the ground, oh yeah.

(Dobro Solo) -  D   G F D   C G D   G F D

 B        G         B         G
 Hold me, love me, please me, squeeze me,
 F                 A
 Oh, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, I can't take it no more.

 D                 G F D           C C D
 Take me to the river, wash me down,
 D           G F D                      C C D
 Please my soul, put my feet on the ground.
 D                 G F D           C C D
 Take me to the river, wash me down,
 D           G F D                      C C D
 Please my soul, put my feet on the ground.

                                      C G D
 Take me, take me, take me to the river -
                                   C G D
 Take me, take me, take me to the river,
                                      C G D
 Take me, take me, take me to the river -
                                   C G D
 Take me, take me, take me to the river.

(Dobro Solo) - D   G F D  several times

 D               G F D etc......
 Wash me down baby, hold me baby, love me baby,
 Please, please me baby, take me, take me, take me.
 All the way down - All the way down -
 All the way down - All the way down
 Dip me in the water baby - Dip me in the water baby,
 Take me, take me down,
 I said, take me, take me, take me to the river -
 take me, take me, take me to the river,
 Take me, take me, take me to the river -
 take me, take me, take me to the river.
 Take me to the river - wash me down -
 take me to the river - feet on the ground ....
 Dip me in the water baby.