Status Quo - Riverside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Riverside" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Riverside Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Riverside" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

            F
She left me cold and hungry by the riverside
She left me so downhearted there and I really cried
         A#
About mistakes I'd made and it's a crying shame
I can't believ the way they start all over again

             F
She left me cold and hungry by the riverside
Without a word or a note, so I couldn't find
         A#
A reason for to stay where I wanted to stay
                                    C A#
There didn't seem to me to be anyway

I got away from the city from the riverside
And it was oh, such a pity 'cos I really tried
It didn't make me feel how I wanted to feel
I turned around to be where I wanted to be

I got away from the city from the riverside
And it was all nitty gritty there, however I tried
I didn't wait to feel how I knew I would feel
I had to turn around, 'cos I wouldn't be found

Chorus:
            D# C              F
Don't blame me or point your finger at me
A#                  D#  C                  F
I'm not blind and I see, don't point your finger
at me
A#              D#
Don't you do it, don't you do it to me
C                 F
Don't point your finger my way
C               F           D
Don't put the blame all my way

She found me so light-hearted by the riverside
She didn't cry or try and I didn't mind
'Cos I just had to stay wher I wanted to stay
And the mistakes I made, I made them anyway

She left me cold and hungry by the riverside
And it was oh, such a pity 'cos I really tried
It didn't make me feel how I wanted to feel
I turned around to be where I wanted to be

Chorus

She left me cold and hungry by the riverside
And it was oh, such a pity 'cos I really tried
It didn't make me feel how I wanted to feel
I turned around to be where I wanted to be
She left me cold and hungry by the riverside
Riverside, riverside

Riverside, riverside, riverside, riverside - x9


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Riverside" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Riverside" by Status Quo.

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