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La Rivière Espérance – Ô Ma Dordogne Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G             C    Em
Quand dans le ciel l'étoile luit
    C            D          G
Que le jour nous fait ses adieux
          D          G    C
Et que la belle lune rousse
             B7
S'échappe et coule
         Em    Bm
dans les prés

[Chorus]
  Em    C   Am
Ô ma Dordogne
Bm     G
Ô, mon pays que j'aime tant
C
Sur tes rives
D         G   C     Bm    G
Je veux venir vivre et mourir
D  N.C. G

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[Verse 2]
G            C
Ô, toi ma Dordogne
          Em    C
Ô, toi si belle
                D    G
Si accueillante aux amoureux
          D          G     C
Ô, toi si belle demoiselle
     Am      B7
Pour toi mon coeur
       Em   Bm   C
en chanson

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[Out-Chorus]
  Em    C Am
Ô ma Dordogne
Bm     G
Ô, mon pays que j'aime tant
C
Sur tes rives
D         G   C
Je veux venir vivre
Bm    G   Em  Bm
et mourir
  Em    C Am
Ô ma Dordogne
Bm     G
Ô, mon pays que j'aime tant
C
Sur tes rives
D         G   C           G
Je veux venir vivre et mourir
Em  Bm  C  B7  Em

How to play Ô Ma Dordogne: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for La Rivière Espérance by Ô Ma Dordogne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Ô Ma Dordogne by La Rivière Espérance is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, C, Em, D, B7, Bm and Am.

The backbone of the song is G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.