The River Hymn Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D][G][D][F#m][G][Bm][A][Em][Bm][A][Bm][G][D][Asus4][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]The
ladies would put the [D]basket[A]s on [Bm]the table[C#m][D]
And the men would [Asus4]sit beneath
a [Bm]shady [Em]tree[D][G]
The children [A]would listen
to a [Bm]fable[A][G]
While something [D]else came through [E]to me
[Bm]The rive[D]r got [G]no end,
[D]jus[G]t r[Bm]oll a[D]round[G] the bend[D][G]
[D]Then pretty [G]soon the wo
[D]men would [G]all join [D]in
[G]On the river hymn

[Verse 2]
[D]The [A]whole congregation was
standing on the [D]banks of the river
[A]We are gathered here to give a
little [D]thanks [A]thanks[D]
[G]The voice of the [D]rapids will [Bm]echo[C#m][D]
And rico[Asus4]chet like[A] an old
[Bm]water [Em]well[D][G]
Who d [D]ever [A]want [Bm]to let [G]go
Once [D]you sit beneath its [E]spell
[Bm]It's dark [D]and wide[G] and deep,[D]
[G]tow[Bm]ards th[D]e sea it c[G]reeps
[D]I'm[G] so gla[D]d I brough[G]t
[D]along [G]my man[D]dolin
[G]To play the river hymn
[D][Bm]

[Verse 3]
[E]
You can ride on it or drink [A]it[D]
Poison it or dam [E]it[A]
Fish in it and wash in [D]it[G]
Swim in it and you can [A]die in it
[Bm]Run, you river, [D]run[A][D]
[G]Son, [A]you [D]ain't never [Bm]seen yourself
[C#m]

[Verse 4]
[D]
No crystal mir[Asus4]ror can s[G]how it [Asus4]clear,[Bm]
come over [Em]here [D]instead
[G]Son, [D]you ain't never [Bm]eased
[A]yourself[G]
'Til you laid it [D]down in a river [E]bed
[Bm]If you h[D]ear a [G]lonesome d[D]rone,
[G]it's as com[D]mon as [G]a sto[D]ne
[Bm]And gets[G] loude[D]r as t[G]he day[D]
[G]grows dim[D][G]

[Verse 5]
That's the river hymn
[D]The [A]whole congregation was
standing on [D]the banks of the river
[A]We are gathered here to give a
[Asus4]little th[D]anks th[A]anks
[D]