River
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[(intro) ]( C C9 C C9 )
C C9 C
Waking up your fantasy
C C9 C
Starts by simply saying
C C9 C
In your world of apple trees
C C9 C
and flowers never fading
Bb F
Please take me where you wanna be
C C9 C
We live in childhood memories
C C9 C
Our little piece of heaven
C C9 C
In our world of make believe
C C9 C
We can make it happen
Bb F
I wanna find what you're searching for
C
in heaven
Bb F C
But sometimes I'm drowning in the rivers that you cry
Bb F C
Sometimes I'm sinking while I try to relate to your mind
Bb F
Sometimes I'm hoping and I fear
C F Bb F C
Cause I'm so near, with you in outer space
C C9 C
I'm saving all the tears you cry
C C9 C
To fill a sea of sadness
C C9 C
And later when we learned to fly
C C9 C
We cross it our madness
Bb F
We are looking down the life below
C C9 C
And laugh about the waves of pain
C C9 C
The endless days of sorrow
C C9 C
And never we'll come down again
C C9 C
There's a path to follow
Bb F
We're going to find what we're looking for
C
in heaven
Bb F C
But sometimes I'm drowning in the rivers that you cry
Bb F C
Sometimes I'm sinking while I try to relate to your mind
Bb F
Sometimes I'm hoping and I fear
C F Bb F C
Cause I'm so near, with you in outer space
How to play River
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.