Charlie Puth - River: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "River" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn River ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "River" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am
Don't run from me river
E
Don't run from me river river
F
No don't run from me river
D
Don't run from me river river
Am                    E
Look, you can play it cool
E                   F
Act like you don't care
F                  D
River don't mean cruel
E                  Am
You're pushing me away
                   E
Don't want to get hurt
                 F
Saw you hurt me first
                    D
With the words you say

                 Dm
Maybe you should fall
                   G7
That's what rivers do
                       C
'cause when you're in love
                            F
You don't mind a different view
                   E
Things are looking up

Chorus:
    Am
Oh river (river, river)
       E
Don't run (run, run)
       F
Don't run (river, river)
       D
Don't run (run, run)
    Am
Oh river (river, river)
       E
Don't run (run, run)
       F
Don't run (river, river)
          D
From our love (run, run)

Look, darlin', don't give up
When the water's rough
Where you gonna go?
My heart is your home
Nothin' is as cold
As runnin' on your own
So river, don't you rush

Maybe you should fall
That's what rivers do
'Cause when you're in love
You don't mind a different view
Things are lookin' up

Chorus

Am
Don't run from me river
E
Don't run from me river river
F
No don't run from me river
D
Don't run from me river river
Am
No don't run from me river
E
Don't run from me river river
F                     D
No don't run from me river

Maybe you should fall
That's what rivers do
'Cause when you're in love
You don't mind a different view
Things are lookin' up

Chorus

Oh river (River, river)
(Don't run from me, river)
Don't run (Run, run)
(Don't run from me river, river)
Don't run (River, river)
(No, don't run from me, river)
Don't run (Run, run)
(Don't run from me river, river)
Oh river (River, river)
(Don't run from me, river)
Don't run (Run, run)
(Don't run from me river, river)
Don't run (River, river)
(No, don't run from me, river)
From our love (Run, run)
(Don't run from me river, river)
No

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "River" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "River" by Charlie Puth.