Liam Gallagher - The River: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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.

          C
Well come on, you weak of knees
       C7               Csus4/A
Afraid of the thought police
         G#maj7                    C
You who say our generation is forsaken
         C
Get out of your clouds of weed
        C7              Csus4/A
Get out of your time machines
         G#maj7                    C
You can say that the sleeper has awakened

Chorus:
 C                        A#
You gotta scream and shout
 F
If you're gonna work this out
 G#
Change comes when the water falls
           F
I've been waiting so long for you down by the river

Well, the walls are closing in
And your head's in constant spin
And the pain in your eyes, I do comprehend
Don’t believe celebrities
The money-suckin' MPs
The device in your hands, imitation beauty

Chorus

 C
Lick your lips like a prize fighter
 F/A
Surely you can take a punch
      G#
Your knuckles can't get no whiter
         F/A
They're gonna you for lunch, boy
        C
So come on

Chorus:
You gotta scream and shout
If you're gonna work this out
Change comes when the water falls
I've been waiting for you to come down by the river


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

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 "The River" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The River" by Liam Gallagher.