The River

Capo on 1

Intro:  C   C7    C   C7 

        C
Another hour deeper in the night
        F 
Another mile farther down the road 
          C
A man can drive as hard as he can drive 
    F
And never get as far as his heart was meant to go 
Am                                        F2
   Sometimes when you look up in the sky 
You think we might be closer than you know 

C   C7    C   C7

        C
Another tune forms in my head 
          F
More harmonies more empty words 
           C
Oh I could play these songs 'til I was dead 
            F
And never approach the sound that I once heard 
Am                                     F2
   I remember when I was just a kid 
                                                      D/F#
Listening in the sky, believing that the wind would stir 

               C/G          E7/G#   3 big beats each
And I know the river is deep 
                     F6                  Dm7
I found out that the currents are tricky 
               E7no5/Bb   Dm7    C/E  2 beats, 1 beat, 3 beats
And I know the river is   wide 
           F2        G    D7/F#   2 beats, 1 beat, 3 beats
And oh the currents are strong 
          C/G            E7
And I may lose every dream 
                      F6            Dm7
I dreamt that I could carry with me 
                 Gsus
But I have failed so many times 
     G                            G/B
And You've never let me fall down alone 

      C
Maybe she could come to Wichita 
          F
And maybe we could borrow Beaker's bike 
             C
We'd let the road wind tie our hair in knots 
          F
Let the speed and the freedom untangle the lies 
Am                                     F2
    Maybe fear can vanish before love 
                                   D/F#
Oh God don't let this love be denied 

               C/G          E7/G#
And I know the river is deep 
                     F6                  Dm7
I found out that the currents are tricky 
               E7no5/Bb   Dm7    C/E
And I know the river is   wide 
           F2             G    D7/F#
And oh the currents are strong 
          C/G            E7
And I may lose every dream 
                      F6            Dm7
I dreamt that I could carry with me 
             Gsus
Oh but I will reach the other side 
       G                               G/B
Please don't let me have to wait too long 

        C                       F
Another hour deeper in the night 
        C                       F
Another mile farther down the road 
       C                        F
We could be closer than you know 
       C                        F