

North And South Of The River

Music by U2
Lyrics by Christy Moore, Bono and The Edge
Transcribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu>

This is a nice little song off the "Staring At The Sun" single, and it's
primarily a piano piece, but also sounds nice on a clean-tone guitar.  It's
tuned 1/2 step down, and in D major.  The B minor chord in the verse is
played as a 2nd fret barre chord

Intro:
1-----------------7---5---7---5---5------3---2---------------
2-----------------8---8---8---8---8---------------3----------
3-----------------7---7---7---7---7-------------------2------
4-0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------0---
5------------------------------------------------------------
6------------------------------------------------------------

1--7---7-----5------3---2---0---2------------------0---2---
2--8---8-----7-------------------------------3-----3---3---
3--7---7-----7-------------------------------------2---2---
4--0---0-----0-------------------------------------0---0---
5----------------------------------------------------------
6----------------------------------------------------------

(use these chords for the verse)
1---7---7--------5--------------------------0---2---0---2---
2---8---8--------7--------------------------3---3---3---3---
3---7---7--------7--------------------------2---2---2---2---
4---0---0--------0--------------------------0---0---0---0---
5-----------------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------


D
I want to reach out over the Loch and feel your hand across the water
Walk with you along an unapproved road, not looking over my shoulder
I want to see, and I want to hear

Bm
To understand your fears

D
But we're north and south of the river
I've been doing it wrong all of my life
This holy town has turned me over
A young man running when he didn't understand
The wind from the Loch just get colder, colder
There was a badness that had its way

Bm
Love wasn't lost, love will have its day

D
North and south of the river
North and south of the river

String solo:
1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2---15-----------17--------------15-------------------------------
3------16---14---------16---14--------16---14----12-------12---10-
4-----------------------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

D
Can we stop playing this old tune?
Darling, I don't have the answer
I want to meet you where you are, I don't need you to surrender
'Cos there's no feeling that's so alone 

Bm
As when the one you're hurting is your own

D
North and south of the river
North and south of the river
North and south of the river

1-------------------------------
2---5/7-----5/7-----5/7-----3---
3---5/7-----5/7-----5/7-----2---
4---------------------------0---
5-------------------------------
6-------------------------------

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

1---10---9----10--------12/14---14----14---12---
2---10---10---10--------13/15---15----15---13---
3-----------------------------------------------
4-----------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------

Some high ground is not worth taking, some connections are not worth making
This old church bell no longer ringing, some old songs are not worth bringing
North and south of the river

--anybody else think the 3 remixes of "Staring At The Sun" all sound alike?


 North and South of the River:
 as performed by U2 on the Staring at the Sun single
 
  Transcribed by Pat Bigley (BIGGS162@aol.com)

  in Eb
  
  D
  I want to reach out over the ????  (need help with some of the words)

  D                                            
  feel you hands across the water.

GD
  Walk with you along an unapproved road,

  D                                        
  not looking over my shoulder.

GD
  I want to see and I want to hear,

  Bm
  to understand your fears.

                D            G                D
  But we're north and south of the river.

  G           D
  I've been doing it wrong all of my life,

  D
  this holy town has turned me over.

  G                D
  You've been running from what you didn't understand,
  
   D
  and the wind from the ???? just gets colder and colder.

GD
  There was a madness that had it's way,

  Bm
  love was lost, love will have it's day.

GD             G                D
  North and south of the river,

  G                             D 
  north and south of the river.

  D
  e------10----7----5----
  b-------------------------

  G 
  e------12----7----5----
  b-------------------------

  D
  e------10----7----5
  b--------------------

  G
  e------3----3----3-----5  
  b-------------------------

  D
  e-------10----7-----5
  b----------------------

  G 
  e------12----7----5
  b--------------------

  D
  e------10----7----5
  b--------------------     

  G 
  e------3----3----3--
  b---------------------


  D
  Can we stop playing this ???? ????,

  D
  Darling I don't have the answer.

GD
  I want to meet you where you are,

  D
  I don't need you to surrender.

GD
  There's no feeling that's so alone,

                    Bm
  as when the one you're hurting is you're own.'

GD            G               D
  North and south of the river,

  G                              D
  north and south of the river.

  (repeat solo)

  D
  Somehow ground is not worth taking,

  D
  Some connections are not worth making.

  D
  ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????,

  D
  Some songs are not worth bringing.

