E  D A
E  D A
E  D A
E  D A
E  D A
E  D A

[Verse 1]
E                                     D A
I don't know why I love you like I do
E                                               D A
After all these changes that you put me through
E                                    D A
You stole my money and my cigarettes
E                                           D A
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet

[Pre-Chorus]
        C             G           D            A
I wanna know wont you tell me, am I in love to stay?
A
Take me, take me

[Chorus]
               E         D A     E
Take me to the river and wash me down
          D A        E           D A
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground

[Verse 2]
E                                      D A
I don't know why you treated me so bad
E                                               D A
Look at all these things that we could have had
E                                   D A
Love is a notion that I wont forget
E                                   D A
My sweet sixteen now I never regret

[Pre-Chorus]
        C             G           D            A
I wanna know wont you tell me, am I in love to stay?
A
Take me, take me

[Chorus]
               E         D A     E
Take me to the river and wash me down
          D A        E           D A         E
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground

[Bridge]
C#m     A
Hold me love me
C#m        A
squeeze me tease me
G      B     B
till I can't till I can't take it no more

[Chorus]
               E         D A     E
Take me to the river and wash me down
          D A        E           D A         E       D A
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground

[Solo]
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A
E  D A  E  D A

[Verse 3]
E                                     D A
I don't know why I love you like I do
E                                               D A
After all these changes that you put me through
E                                    D A
You stole my money and my cigarettes
E                                           D A
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet

[Pre-Chorus]
        C             G           D            A
I wanna know wont you tell me, am I in love to stay?
A
Take me, take me

[Chorus]
               E         D A     E
Take me to the river and wash me down
          D A        E           D A         E
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground

[Outro]
D A           E
Dip me in the water
D A           E
Dip me in the water
           D A           E
You got to dip me in the water
D A           E
Dip me in the water
D A           E
Dip me in the water
          D A           E
you gotta dip me in the water
D A           E
dip me in the water
D A           E
dip me in the water
           D A            E
you got to take me to the river
D A     E
wash me down
          D A        E
won't you cleanse my soul
       D A         E
get my feet on the ground
D A           E
dip me in the water
D A           E
dip me in the water
D A           E
dip me in the water
D A           E     D A
dip me in the water

E     D A
E     D A
E     D A
E     D A            E
      Take me to the river
D A     E
wash me down
          D A        E
won't you cleanse my soul
       D A         E
get my feet on the ground
       D A         E
get my feet on the ground
       D A         E
get my feet on the ground
           D A            E     D A
you got to take me to the river

E     D A   E     D A
E     D A   E     D A
E     D A   E     D A
E     D A   E     D A