Song Name: | The River (Part 1) | By: | Garth Brooks |
Posted By: | jhworley | Difficulty: | Intermediate |
Key: | Any | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2006-01-12 18:01:19 | Modified: | 2008-06-29 02:06:40 |
Song: | VERSE 1
4 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 You know a dream is like a riv-er 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 Ev-er chang-in' as it flows 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 And a dream-er's just a ves-sel 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 That must fol-low where it goes 4 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 Try-ing to learn from what's be-hind you 5 -5 6 -6 -6 -6 5 5 And nev-er know-ing what's in store 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 Makes each day a cons-tant bat-tle 4 -4 5 5 -4 -4 4 Just to stay be-tween the shores CHORUS 4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 And I will sail my ves-sel 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 'Til the riv-er runs dry 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 Like a bird up-on the wind 5 -5 5 -5 6 -6 These wa-ters are my sky 6 5 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 I'll nev-er reach my dest-in-a-tion -5 -5 -6 -6 7 If I nev-er try 4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 So I will sail my ves-sel 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 'Til the riv-er runs dry VERSE 2 4 5 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 Too man-y times we stand a-side 5 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 And let the wat-ers slip a-way 5 5 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 'Til what we put off 'til to-mor-row 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 It has now be-come to-day 4 5 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 So don't you sit up-on the shore-line 5 7 -6 6 -5 6 And say you're sat-is-fied 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 Choose to chance the ra-pids 4 5 5 -4 -4 4 And dare to dance that tide REPEAT CHORUS 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 There's bound to be rough wat-ers 5 -5 -6 -6 -6 6 6 And I know I'll take some falls 4 -4 5 -4 4 4 4 3 With the good Lord as my cap-tain 4 -4 5 -4 4 4 6 I can make it through them all CHORUS 4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 Yes I will sail my ves-sel 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 'Til the riv-er runs dry 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 Like a bird up-on the wind 5 -5 5 -5 6 -6 These wa-ters are my sky 6 5 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 I'll nev-er reach my dest-in-a-tion -5 -5 -6 -6 7 If I nev-er try 4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 So I will sail my ves-sel 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 'Til the riv-er runs dry 4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 Yes I will sail my ves-sel 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 'Til the riv-er runs dry 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 'Til the riv-er runs dry |