This is my interpretation of 'River of tears' by Alessia Cara on her first album release with
Def Jam records, 'Know-It-All'.
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I hope you all enjoy!
Standard tuning
Capo on 6th fret
Chords used: [E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
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[G] -- 3-2-0-0-3-3
[C] -- 3-3-2-0-1-0
[F] -- 1-3-3-2-1-1 (Not quite right, closest chord I had)
[Am] -- 0-0-2-2-1-0
[Am7] -- 0-0-2-0-1-0
[Dm7] -- 0-0-0-2-1-1
Verse
[Am7] [F]
Still got the flowers that you sent
[C] [G]
And the note you wrote that said we're meant to be forever
[Am7] [F]
I keep them all as evidence
[C] [G]
In a drawer under the mirror, filled with empty promises
[Dm7]
I don't know why
[Am7]
I keep letting you lie to me
[C]
Hard as I try
[G]
It seems I can't break away
[Am7]
I thought that you would be the hero
[F]
Come and save the day
[C]
But you're a villain
[G]
Your sins unforgiven
Chorus
[Am7] [F]
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
[C] [G]
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
[Am7] [F]
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
[C] [G]
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Dm7]
Go 'head and wish me well
[Am]
I'll cry a wishing well
[C]
I'll fly before I fail
[G] [Am7]
I'll set sail and drift away
[F]
So I won't need you here
[C]
Love sinks and hope floats
[G]
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
Verse
[Am7] [F]
I catch your scent in every wind
[C]
And I recall the love we had
[G] [Am7]
I can't pretend that I
[F]
Don't miss you every now and then
[C]
But the hurt is for the better
[G]
Moving on, it's now or never
[Dm7] [Am7]
Lost in the tide, I can't keep my pillows dry
[C]
Like there's a sea in my eyes
[G] [Am7]
I realise that sometimes love brings you flowers
[F]
Then it builds you coffins
[C]
And far too often
[G]
We end up falling to our demise
Chorus
[Am7] [F]
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
[C] [G]
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
[Am7] [F]
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
[C] [G]
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Dm7]
Go 'head and wish me well
[Am]
I'll cry a wishing well
[C]
I'll fly before I fail
[G] [Am7]
I'll set sail and drift away
[F]
So I won't need you here
[C]
Love sinks and hope floats
[G]
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
Bridge
[Am7] [G] [C]
Cry me a river, build myself a bridge
[Dm7] [F]
I'm over this, can't let memories become the death of me
[Am7] [G] [C]
I'm glad to see everything that you are
[Dm7] [F]
And I believe that you are everything I needed
But I don't need no more
Chorus
[Am7] [F]
I'm going down, and you have watched me drown
[C] [G]
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
[Am7] [F]
Under the waves, I've found the strength to say
[C] [G]
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Dm7]
Go 'head and wish me well
[Am]
I'll cry a wishing well
[C]
I'll fly before I fail
[G] [Am7]
I'll set sail and drift away
[F]
So I won't need you here
[C]
Love sinks and hope floats
[G]
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
NOTE: I couldn't quite figure out a few of the chords (The F for example) so I have gone with the basic
chords. If you do come up with something better then please do let me know and I'll stick it in! :)
Thank you for reading! I hope you've found this helpful. As usual with my tabs and chords, I welcome any
feedback whether positive or negative so feel free to rate and leave a comment down below! Thanks!
