There Is A River

F C There is a river that washes you clean F C There is a tree that marks the places you've been Am D Blood that was spilled, although not your own, Am F C For all of your tears, are the wages for things you have done C Am And all of those nights F G Spent alone in the darkness of your mind F Em Am G/A Give it up, Let go F G These are things you were never meant to shoulder F C There is a river that washes you clean F C There is a tree that marks the places you've been Am D Blood that was spilled, although not your own F G For all of those tears, love will atone Am So, give up the right F C To control the waves that empty out your life Am Above wild skies F G Are the rays that break the shadows we design F Em Am G/A Give it up, let go F Em Am G/A These are things you were never meant to shoulder F G Give it up, let go F C There is a river that washes you clean F C There is a tree that marks the places you've been Am D Blood that was spilled, although not your own F G For all of those tears, love will atone F Em Am I know the world can turn in different ways F Em Am Most of the time, we're simply hanging on F Em Am And under the signs of how we all behave F G We might find the place where we belong ( F Em Am G/A ) (3x) F G F C There is a river that washes you clean F C There is a tree that marks the places you've been Am D Blood that was spilled, although not your own F C For all of these things, love will atone F C For all of those nights, that you cried all alone F C For all of your tears, love will atone