The River
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Intro
F G Am
F G Em
F G Am
F
Chorus
C F D Am C
F D Am Em
F D
Follow your heart to the water
Am C
Fill your pockets with stone
F D Am
Throw your arms around me
C
Never let me go
Verse
Em Am
You were the first, you wouldn't be the last
Em Am
What the river took, we could never replace
F D
And as the pain set in so did the realisation
Am C
You were never coming home
F D
For nights we lay awake
Am C
Wishing for answers, hoping against all hope
F D
And if love could change the course of fate
Am C
These nights, we move mountains
F D Am
But as the news filtered down the line, the impact shook us
C
Shook us to the core
F D Am C
Loss struck like a dagger in our aching hearts
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F D
So follow your heart to the water
Am C
Fill your pockets with stone
F D Am
Throw your arms around me
C
Never let me go
C F D C F G
C F D C F G
Verse
Am Em
It's not the years in your life,
Am Em
It's not the years in your life,
Am F
It's not the years in your life,
D C
it's the life in your years
F D
Old soul, so it's said
Am C
The day we lost is the day I found regret
F D
Not in the waters that embraced you
Am C
But in the wake your absence left
Am C G
Sink into me
Am C G
Sink into me
Outro
F Am C D Am D
F C G Am
F G Am
Hold out your hands, sink into me
F Em Am Em
Hold out your hands, I'll take you away
F G Am Em Am
Hold out your hands, sink into me
F G Am
Hold out your hands, I'll take you away
Am C Am G
Hold out your hands, sink into me
Am C G
Hold out your hands, I'll take you away
F G
Hold out your hands, sink into me
Am C
Hold out your hands, I'll take you away
F G Am C
Hold out your hands, surrender the weight of this world
Chorus
F D
Follow your heart to the water
Am C
Fill your pockets with stone
F D C
Throw your arms around me
F G
Follow your heart to the water
Am C
Fill your pockets with stone
F D Am
Throw your arms around me
C
Never let me go
F D Am C F D Am C
F G Am C
F G Am
Never let me go
How to play The River
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.