The River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I was [G]born by a [F]river[G][Am]
Rolling [G]past a [F]town[G][Am]
Given [G]no direc[F]tion[G][A]
[Am]Just told [G]to keep my [F]head [Dm]down
As I took my [D]po [A]si [Am]tion
[G]A m[Dm]an fired a gun[Am][G][Dm]
I was so steeped in tra[A]dition
[Am]That I [A]could [G]not [F]run[G][A]
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I was [G]raised by a [F]river[G][A]
Weaned [G]upon the [F]sky[G][A]
And in [G]the mirror of the wa[F]ters[G][A]
[Am]I saw myse[G]lf learn to cr[F]y[Dm]
As my tears hit the [Am]sur [G]face
[Dm]I saw what had been done[Am][A][G][Dm]
I gave feet to my [Am]freedom
And [G]I did r[F]un[G][A][G]
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[G]Someday [Am]later[G][F]
I saw the [G]writing in the [Am]dust[G][F]
It told me [G]how I should [Am]travel[G][F]
It told me [G]who I [Am]was[G][F][G]
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I ran [G]far from the [F]river[G][A]
Far as [G]I could s[F]ee[G][A]
And as [G]the sun hit my [F]shoulders[G][A]
I felt it [G]burning [F]me[Dm]
How I longed for the [A]wa [G]ters
[D]As [Dm]the fire raged[A][G][D][Dm]
How I longed for [D]the [A]river
As [G]I a[F]ged[G][A][Am][G]
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I will [G]die by a [F]river[G][Am]
As it [G]rolls [F]away[G][A]
Bury [G]me in [F]the nighttime[G][Am][A]
Do not [G]waste the [F]day[Dm]
High [D]above [A]the [Am]water[A]s
[G]Tha[Dm]t roll on to the sea[A][Am][G][Dm]
All the angels in [Am]heaven
Will [G]laugh at [F]me
They will [G]laugh [Am]at m[G]e[F][G][Am][G][F][G][Am]
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My life was [G]naught but
[F]a river[Gsus4][G][Am]
Rolling [G]through my [F]brain
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Made of [G]so many [F]teardrops
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Made of [G]so much [Am]pain
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