Calum Bowie – We Are The River Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Calum Bowie – We Are The River Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
D
Back when I was younger
D
All I really had to know
D
Was how late could
 I stay up
D
How far could
I skip a stone
         G
Life was easy, oh-oh-oh
          D
We had it easy

[Verse 2]
D
I remember
lightin' fires
D
Down by the River Dee
D
We were drinking
 cans of cider
D
Bought them
with a fake ID
             G
And life was easy,
oh-oh-oh
          D
We had it easy

[Pre-Chorus]
But I know those
          Em
 days are gone
The current pushes
     C
 us along

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[Chorus]
                  G
'Cause we are the river
G
Always searching
for the sea
           D
We are the sеasons
D
Changing colours
on the breeze
           Em7
We arе the reason
Em7
And we're always gonna be
           C
If we keep moving on
           G
We are the river

[Verse 3]
          D
I've been drivin'
down the back roads
D
In the middle of the day
D
I take time out
in the shallows
D
When I've got
nothing to say
            G
And I'll be wading out
into the deeper water
When I know it's
         D
time to leave
D
Won't you come with me?

[Pre-Chorus]
                       Em
I know there's more to come
                       C
The current pushes us along
[Chorus]
                  G
'Cause we are the river
G
Always searching for the sea
           D
We are the sеasons
D
Changing colours
 on the breeze
           Em7
We arе the reason
Em7
And we're always gonna be
           C
If we keep moving on
           G
We are the river
G
Always tryna find a place
           D
To live forever
D
Before it carries us away
         Em7
We are believers
Em7
And we're always gonna be
           C
If we keep moving on

[Bridge]
   Em     G       C
If all we have is time
        Em
I won't swim against
     G             C
 the rising of the tide
           Em
'Cause the future's
 G         C
yours and mine
C
It's yours and mine

[Chorus]
           G
We are the river
G
Always searching
 for the sea
           D
We are the sеasons
D
Changing colours
 on the breeze
           Em7
We arе the reason
Em7
And we're always gonna be
           C
If we keep moving on
           G
We are the river
G
Always tryna find a place
           D
To live forever
D
Before it carries us away
         Em7
We are believers
Em7
And we're always gonna be
           C
If we keep moving on
We are the river

Watch: Calum Bowie - We Are The River (Lyric Video)

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How to play We Are The River: key, chords and progression

These are We Are The River chords by Calum Bowie on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

We Are The River by Calum Bowie keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 5 chords: D, G, Em, C and Em7.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – D – Em7 (IV – I – V – vi7 in G major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D

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We Are The River chords: questions

What key is We Are The River in?

We Are The River by Calum Bowie is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in We Are The River?

We Are The River uses 5 chords: D, G, Em, C, Em7.

What is the chord progression of We Are The River?

The main progression is C – G – D – Em7 (IV – I – V – vi7), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is We Are The River easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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