{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":10770,"song":"The River Of Dreams","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/10770-the-river-of-dreams-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/10770?type=chord","rating":4.70683,"votes":477,"content":"The River of Dreams - Billy Joel\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom the mountains of faith to the river so deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI must be looking for something, something sacred I lost[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the river is wide and it's too hard to cross[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Even though I know the river is wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI walk down every evening and I stand on the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]             \r\n   I try to cross to the opposite side[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I can finally find out what I've been looking for[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThrough the valley of fear to a river so deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been searching for something taken out of my soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomething I could never lose, something somebody stole[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know why I go walking at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut now I'm tired and I don't wanna walk anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI hope it doesn't take the rest of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUntil I find what it is I've been looking for[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThrough the jungle of doubt to the river so deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know I'm searching for something, something so undefined[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat it only can be seen by the eyes of the blind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Not sure about a life after this[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nGod knows I've never been a spiritual man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n   Baptized by fire, I wade into the river[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat is runnin' through the promised land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThrough the desert of truth to the river so deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe all end in the ocean, we all start in the streams[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe're all carried along by the river of dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the night[/tab]","plain_text":"The River of Dreams - Billy Joel\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]","chords":["G","C","D","Em","Bm","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}