Dire Straits - Ride Across the River: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Ride Across the River" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em D Em I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of the men Em D Em We are the chosen, we're the partisan, alright C D Bm Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just C D Bm B7 We are ready to pay with our lives if we must Chorus: C Am D C D Am Em D Bm Gonna ride across the river deep and wide C D Em Ride across the river to the other side I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war, yeah And we don't give a damn-a who the killing is for It's the same old story with a different name Death or glory, it's the killing game Chorus Oh, nothing gonna stop them As the day follows the night Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right And they sing as they march With their flags unfurled Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  Em  Bm  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Ride Across the River" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits.