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The Sea Refuses No River By Pete Townshend Originally transcribed by Andy Dennis updated by C(no 3) x35xxx C6 x322xx or x3221x C/G. 3x2013 Amaj7 5x665x D(no 3) x57xxx F/A 103211 (use thumb) Gm 355333 (use thumb) Gmaj7 3x5432 (use thumb) or 3x443x or 3x0032 (thumb) or x10 9 777 [intro] C(no 3) / / / C(no 3) / / / C6 / / / / Bb F [VERSE I] Gm Gm F/A I remember being richer than a king Bb Bb F/A The minutes of the day were golden Gm Gm F/A I recall that when the joint passed 'round Bb My body felt a little colder [10th fret] Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb Now I'm like a sewer channel |----------13------------13----| |-11---10-------11---10----10--| |-10---10-------10---10--------| |-12---10-------12---10--------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb Running lime and scag Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb Let me get at the master panel F [5th fret] Fmaj7 Let me at my stack |-5----------5----- |-6----------5---- |-5----------5---- |-7----------7---- |------------8---- |----------------- [CHORUS I] G The sea refuses no river Em D C G C/G G And right now this river's banks are blown C/G The sea refuses no river, Whether stinking and rank Gmaj7 Am Or red from the tank, whether pure as a spring C D There's no damn thing stops this poem Am F/C The sea refuses no river C(no 3rd) And this river is homeward flowing [repeat INTRO pattern] I have seen a trace of strain, in others eyes not spoken. I must admit that I enjoyed their pain, but this time it's me that's broken. I demand for you and his, thus must be the time, when we decide what freedom is, turn water into wine. G For the sea refuses no river Em D C G C/G we're polluted now, but in our hearts still clean, C/G The sea refuses no river C/G Gmaj7 We tried not to age, but time had its rage, Am C D We're washed over stones, from babes into clones of the mean, Am F/C The sea refuses no river, C5 C6 Won't deny this sulphorous stream. Emaj7 [solo] e|------------------|---------------| b|--12------12------|---12----12----| g|------14------13--|------14-------| d|------------------|------------14-| |------------16-|-16-17-16-17-16-17-16-17-|-17---- |--12----12-----|-------------------------|------- |-----14--------|-------------------------|- |---------------|-------------------------| E Emaj7 E Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 | e|--14-14--14--16--17--|-19--| | E Emaj7 E Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 C(8th fret) Emaj7 C e|-14----14--14-----|---------------|---------|------| b|-16-14-16--16-----|--18--17--18---|-----17*-|------| g|------------------|--17--18--17---|-16------|------| d|------------------|---------------|---------|------| a|------------------|---------------|---------|------| e|------------------|---------------|---------|----2~| *feedback Emaj7 C E Emaj7... |--------|------------------|-----| |--------|------------------|-----| |--------|------------------|-----| |--4-4-6-|--6-6-7-9--11--13-|-14--| |--------|------------------|-----| |--------|------------------|-----| C G Am G C G There was a fool in a dressing robe, riding out the twilight hour, Am G C Lonely and cold in an empty home, trying to assess his power, C G/F C G/F C G/F C G/F But now he's like a stream in flood, swollen by the storm. |-----------15--------------------15----| |-13----12----------13--------12----12--| |-12----12----------12--------12--------| |-14----12----------14--------12--------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| C G/F C G/F He doesn't care if he sheds his blood, G Gmaj7 let him be reborn |-7----------7---- |-8----------7---- |-7----------7---- |-9----------9---- |------------10--- |----------------- A F#m E D(add2) A D/A A The sea refuses no river, remember that when a beggar buys a round, D/A D Amaj7 The sea refuses no river, when rain fills the gutters, no time for stutters, Bm D E This is our chance to sing and to dance and to clown. Bm G/D D(no3) [harm 7th fret] The sea refuses no river, and rivers were spring to drown. C F G Em The sea refuses no river, no pecking code D C G G C/G G respected for the damned. C/G C/G The sea refuses no river, whether starving and ill, Gmaj7 Am Or strung on some pill, just cuz you own the land, C D there's no unique hand that plugs the damn. Am F C(no3rd) C6 The sea refuses no river, and the river is where I am.. Bb F G The river is where I am |