The River

The Dutchess and the Duke: The River C Am F C I went down to the river, I jumped right in and I drowned C Am Dm G But there was nobody to see me so I was never found Dm Am F G Nobody to come and call out my name and drag back my body to the ground F G Am G And that's how I always remember the day... C Am F C I went out to desert I laid right down and died C Am Dm G Wolves were eating my fingers and the vultures were coming for my eyes Dm Am F G With scorpions crawling all over my face my body was covered with flies F G Am G And that's how I always remember the day... C Am Dm G That I was born... born... born... born Em Am And every time the words still ring Em Am And all the scars still feel the same F And all the words don't mean a thing Fm I know the pain will start again Em Am If there's a darkness in my soul Em Am When will the darkness have a name F I'm moving faster and faster away Fm I'm moving faster and faster away C From the day I was born. (Guitar solo, play verse chords) C Am F C I went up to the mountain, I buried myself in a cave C Am Dm G I made my peace with the silence, and I knew I would not be saved Dm Am F G I heard not a word nor whisper, and I quietly faded away F G Am G And that's how I always remember the day... C Am Dm G That I was born... born... born... born Em Am And all the faces start to fade, Em Am All the mistakes that I have made F And now the clouds can melt away Fm And now the sun can shine again Em Am If there's a darkness in my soul Em Am I’ll let the darkness walk with me F I'm moving faster and faster away Fm I'm moving faster and faster away C From the day I was born.