River Constantine
??If I Left the Zoo??
Written by Jars of Clay, tabbed by David Schroder
NOTES ABOUT SONG: some of the words in the CD flap are wrong, and
the words below are what Dan actually sings. Matt and Steve both
play picking patterns on acoustic guitars while Charlie plays basic
chords on the piano.
INTRO
Acoustic guitar riff (alternates between D, D7, and D2)
VERSE ONE
D Em7(1) Em7addF#
Carry me
Bm Asus A
Your love is wider than my need could ever be
D
Come to me
Gmaj7
I will walk along your shoreline
Bm
Feel your crashing waves sing in time
Asus A
With the pounding of my heart
CHORUS
G6 Asus F#m7 Em7(2) G6/F#
Come down, pour out on me
G Bm F#m7 Em7(2) G6/F# G D7 (long)
Come down, pour out on me
VERSE TWO
D Em7(1) Em7addF#
River deep
Bm Asus
Could I know you as well as you know me
A Bm D
Constantine
Gmaj7
We will travel faster, farther
Bm Asus A
Than these legs could ever trustworthy be
CHORUS
G6 Asus F#m7 Em7(2) G6/F#
Come down, pour out on me
G6 Bm F#m7 Em7(2) G6/F#
Come down, pour out on me
G6 G6/F# Em7(2)
G6/F# G6 G6/F# Em7(2) G/F# G6 A D7
On me, on me
BRIDGE
Piano solo
When acoustic guitar comes back in:
Gmaj7 G6/F#
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
OUTRO
Em7(2) G6/F# G6 x8
CHORDS:
D x00232
D7 x00212
Em7(1) 022033
Em7(2) 022030
Em7addF# 022032
Bm 224432
Asus x02230
A x02220
Gmaj7 320002
G6 320030
G6/F# 2×0030
F#m7 244220 (use thumb to cover low E-string)
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