Biography:
Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Rangoon, Burma, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuosic right-hand finger picking technique.
Although he recorded only three albums, critics and fellow musicians hold his work in very high esteem. Drake failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime and had a strong aversion to performing. Since his death, however, Drake's music has gained a significant cult following.
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- Parasite
- Place To Be
- Ride
- River Man
- Road
- Time Has Told Me
- Way To Blue
- All My Trials
- At The Chime Of A City Clock
- Been Smokin Too Long
- Black Mountain Blues
- Blues Run The Game
- Cello Song
- Clothes Of Sand
- Fly
- From The Morning
- Hazey Jane I
- Hazey Jane Ii
- Hazy Jane 2
- I Was Made To Love Magic
- Joey
- Man In A Shed
- One Of These Things First
- Pink Moon
- Poor Boy
- Saturday Sun
- Strange Meeting Ii
- Things Behind The Sun
- Time Of No Reply
- Tunings
- Which Will
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RIVERMAN- Nick Drake
[Verse]
Add9
Am9 Gmadd4
Betty came by on her way
F
Said she had a word to say
Aadd9
'Bout things today and the falling leaves
Am9 Gmadd4
Said she hadn't heard the news
F
Hadn't had the time to choose
Aadd9
A way to lose what she believes
[Chorus]
Gonna see the riverman
Gonna tell him all I can
About the plan for my return
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
And all night shows in summertime
[Verse]
Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay, she wasn't sure
For when she thought of summer end
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain, and stayed for more
[Chorus]
Gonna see the riverman
Gonna tell him all I can
About the ban on feeling free
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
I don't suppose there's one for me
Oh how they come and go
Oh how they come and go
Aadd9 Am9 Gmadd4 F
E 0 x x x
B 2 0 3 1
G 4 5 3 2
D 2 2 5 3
A 0 0 3 3
E 0 0 3 1
PICKING PATTERN (in Aadd9 but repeat for each chord):
E -------------------|--------------------|
B ---2---2-------2---|---2---2-------2----|
G ---4---4-------4---|---4---4-------4----|
D ---2---2-2-----2-2-|---2---2-2-----2-2--|
A ---0---0-------0---|---0---0-------0----|
E -0---0-----0-0-----|-0---0-----0-0------|
NOTES: Play with capo on the third fret. Of course, no Nick Drake song
could be easy to play. This song is in 5/4 time, so there is an extra
beat. It is extremely tricky to play correctly as a result. The key to
this song in the timing.
**************************************
Version 2
**************************************
River man - Nick Drake
Album - Five leaves left
I have figured out how I can play that song and not what Nick's doing. First
of all, I'm not so good at playing, and second, I can't hear it exact enough.
Of this song I only give the chords because I don't have any feeling how
to fingerpick it. Any suggestions welcome.
[Intro:]
Bm | Bsus4 | Bm | Bsus4 |
[Verse]
Bm
Betty came by on her way
A
Said she has a word to say
G
About things today
E
And fallen leaves
Said she hadn't heard the news
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
But she believes
[Chorus]
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
And all night shows
In summertime
[Verse]
Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
She wasn't sure
For when she thought of summer rain
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
And stayed for more
[Chorus]
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
I don't suppose
It's meant for me
[Outro:]
Bm and Bsus4 (I know, I'm not very exact at this point but I mostly skip it)
Oh, how they come and go
Oh, how they come and go
Any comments, suggestions can be mailed to : [email protected] or posted in
this newsgroup.
[Verse]
Add9
Am9 Gmadd4
Betty came by on her way
F
Said she had a word to say
Aadd9
'Bout things today and the falling leaves
Am9 Gmadd4
Said she hadn't heard the news
F
Hadn't had the time to choose
Aadd9
A way to lose what she believes
[Chorus]
Gonna see the riverman
Gonna tell him all I can
About the plan for my return
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
And all night shows in summertime
[Verse]
Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay, she wasn't sure
For when she thought of summer end
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain, and stayed for more
[Chorus]
Gonna see the riverman
Gonna tell him all I can
About the ban on feeling free
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows
I don't suppose there's one for me
Oh how they come and go
Oh how they come and go
Aadd9 Am9 Gmadd4 F
E 0 x x x
B 2 0 3 1
G 4 5 3 2
D 2 2 5 3
A 0 0 3 3
E 0 0 3 1
PICKING PATTERN (in Aadd9 but repeat for each chord):
E -------------------|--------------------|
B ---2---2-------2---|---2---2-------2----|
G ---4---4-------4---|---4---4-------4----|
D ---2---2-2-----2-2-|---2---2-2-----2-2--|
A ---0---0-------0---|---0---0-------0----|
E -0---0-----0-0-----|-0---0-----0-0------|
NOTES: Play with capo on the third fret. Of course, no Nick Drake song
could be easy to play. This song is in 5/4 time, so there is an extra
beat. It is extremely tricky to play correctly as a result. The key to
this song in the timing.
**************************************
Version 2
**************************************
River man - Nick Drake
Album - Five leaves left
I have figured out how I can play that song and not what Nick's doing. First
of all, I'm not so good at playing, and second, I can't hear it exact enough.
Of this song I only give the chords because I don't have any feeling how
to fingerpick it. Any suggestions welcome.
[Intro:]
Bm | Bsus4 | Bm | Bsus4 |
[Verse]
Bm
Betty came by on her way
A
Said she has a word to say
G
About things today
E
And fallen leaves
Said she hadn't heard the news
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
But she believes
[Chorus]
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
And all night shows
In summertime
[Verse]
Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
She wasn't sure
For when she thought of summer rain
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
And stayed for more
[Chorus]
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
I don't suppose
It's meant for me
[Outro:]
Bm and Bsus4 (I know, I'm not very exact at this point but I mostly skip it)
Oh, how they come and go
Oh, how they come and go
Any comments, suggestions can be mailed to : [email protected] or posted in
this newsgroup.
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