JOYNER LUCAS feat ELIJAH JAMES – Like A River Chords and Tabs for Guitar and Piano

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This song is from the album Evolution(2020), released on 23 October 2020. The vocals are by Joyner Lucas , Elijah James , the music is produced by Elijah James , Joyner Lucas, and the lyrics are written by Donato,.
It is originally in the key of B Minor. You can change it to any key you want, using the Transpose option. The average tempo is 94 BPM. These chords are simple and easy to play on the guitar or piano.

 
Original Key: B Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 94
Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU
c h o r d  z o n e . o r g
 [INTRO]

   Bm F#m G  Bm F#m G 
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 [CHORUS]
 Bm        F#m              G
 In sweet dreams, I kid myself
  Bm          F#m        G
 Have your love for good
 Bm     F#m             G
 I really had hoped you'd stay
                 D                      G
 But like the river, you just come and go

 Bm             F#m            G
 And these things, they comfort me
 Bm           F#m        G
 When my mind's on you
  Bm      F#m          G
 And I feel you comfort me
               D                        G
 But like the river, it just comes and goes

 [VERSE]
                                 Bm                  F#m
 I used to think that you was Superman when I was younger (Yeah)
                          G
 Findin' comfort in your voice when I was down and under
                 Bm                      F#m 
 Put you on a pedestal and now I kinda wonder if that made sense
                G
 ‘Cause I'm convinced you showed a lot of colors (Yeah)

                          Bm                      F#m 
 All them nights I was alone, I hid inside thе covers
                          G
 Used to argue with my moms whеnever I was stubborn (Facts)
                            Bm                    F#m
 I never warmed up to the idea of a step-dad because he wasn't you
           G
 And you and him ain't even like each other (Word)

                                 Bm               F#m
 Used to bring me ‘round your girlfriends as I recall
                      G
 I thought one or two was cool, but I ain't like ‘em all
                               Bm                           F#m
 ‘Cause all you ever did was argue ‘bout who's right or wrong
                            G
 And you ain't have no job, so you would sit at home and light a bong (Yeah)

                            Bm                     F#m 
 Used to crave for your attention, but I never got it
                       G
 And everything you said we'd do is just another promise
                          D
 You had dreams of bein' famous and I never doubted
                           G
 But I started rhymin' to impress you, if we bein' honest (Facts)
                        
                        Bm                         F#m
 But we can have some bondin' time and maybe pow-wow
                     G
 A father/son relationship that we can smile ‘bout
                       Bm                      F#m
 At time's you got abusive and I had to bow down
                             G
 Or keep on makin' music to try and compete with Bow Wow

                                  Bm                         F#m
 Your father died when you was young, I think that made a scar
                     G
 I started thinkin' maybe that's why you the way you are (Nah)
                       Bm                            F#m
 End of the day, no excuse for how you played your part
                          G
 Told myself when I became a father, I'ma raise the bar (Word)

                            Bm                        F#m
 We had a lot of fallin' outs and didn't talk for years
                   G
 And all them birthdays and holidays got awfully weird
                        Bm                            F#m
 You threw me in a foster home and I was brought to tears
                                 G
 Livin' with some strangers, feelin' anxious, I was lost and scared (Yeah)
 
 [CHORUS]
                             Bm                  F#m
 And now I'm starin' at the river tryna get across
                       G
 And all I see is apparitions of what never was
                            D
 And everything I used to wish for is dead and lost
                              Bm
 And if I never see your ass again, I'll be better off

 I'll be better off (Yeah)
 
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 [CHORUS]
  Bm       F#m     G
 You are so negative (Uh)
   Bm       F#m      G
 And you say you know
  Bm      F#m          G
 But you know a goddamn thing
          D
 Like the river, you just run and go

 Bm   F#m          G
 You say you could do good
  Bm      F#m         G
 And better you know
  Bm       F#m            G
 But you tried no goddamn thing
          D
 Like the river, I'mm run from you
 
 [VERSE]
                           Bm                           F#m
 I told myself I wouldn't write a song, but fuck it, I did
                G
 Oftentimes, I sit and wonder if it's somethin' I did
                  Bm                              F#m
 Or maybe I was immature, but is it somethin' I said?
                 G
 I can't help but feel the feelin' that there's somethin' I missed

                           Bm                          F#m 
 I told you somethin' happened to me and you ain't protect me (Yeah)
                  G
 You tried to say you ain't believe me as you disrespect me (Facts)
                             Bm                        F#m
 And plus, you never had my back, in fact, you may resent me in a way
                     G
 ‘Cause everythin' I say, you try to use against me (Word)

                        Bm                         F#m
 And I never knew your other kids, but I knew of ‘em (True)
                           G
 I'm not really sure if I like ‘em, but I do love ‘em (Do)
                          Bm                          F#m
 Shit, I don't even think you knew but just a few of ‘em
                                     G
 ‘Cause all your baby mothers stayed away to keep you from ‘em (Word)

                               Bm                                 F#m 
 You probably out fillin' they heads with shit that's not the truth
                                  G
 You probably told ‘em that I switched up when I got some loot (Uh)
                                D
 You probably told ‘em that I'm greedy and I'm not so cool

 That I worship the devil and I sold my soul to cop a pool (Yeah)

                         Bm                     F#m
 I worked my ass off to get rich, let's not confuse
                        G
 I sacrificed my whole twenties just so I can move (True)
                            Bm                          F#m
 While everybody else was chillin', hangin' out with crews
                             G
 I was writin' a plan to finally win while tryin' not to lose (True)

                          Bm                           F#m
 I still remember signin' my deal and you got hella funny
                            G
 And at that time, you probably figured I had hella money (Yeah)
                           D
 But I only got a small advance, so I ain't even get a chance to hold you down

 ‘Cause then you started gettin' jealous of me

       Bm                       F#m
 But I'm worth a couple million now, I turned out fine (Yeah)
          G
 I copped my moms a big crib and went and got mine
                        Bm                      F#m
 An indoor pool with a house made and I'm not lyin' (Nope)
                 G
 A happy son who loves his dad, it's about time (Yeah)

                                Bm              F#m
 But I'm still starin' at the river tryna get across
                   G
 And all I see is apparitions of what never was
                           D
 And everything I used to wish for is dead and lost

 And if I never see your ass again, then I'll be better off

 Nigga I'll be better off

 [BRIDGE] 

 Karma comes back and it's co-co-comin' (Co-co-comin')

 Treatin' me bad and I'm ru-ru-runnin' (Ru-ru-runnin')

 Karma comes back and it's co-co-comin' (Co-co-comin')

 Treatin' me bad, I'm ru-ru-runnin' (Ru-ru-runnin')

 [OUTRO]

 And congratulations, nigga, you won

 And all the love you never gave me, I can give to my son

 Eternal love to my child, we'll forever be one

 Thanks to you, I know the man that I would never become

 Never become

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