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No River

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     Em   D        Em   D
     Em   D        Em   D
  GI        Dmaj7can't keep running, AI'm no riverD  
  GI        Dmaj7can't keep running, 'cause I'm nAo riverD  
  GI        Dmaj7can't run forever, IA'm no riverD  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
 G    Dmaj7             A               D
 G    Dmaj7             A               D
  GI           Dmaj7won't hurt you, AI'm no fireD  
  GI            Dmaj7won't help you, AI'm no fireD  
BGut I        wDmaj7on't kill you, AI'm no fireD  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive, today, butF#  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
  GI       Dmaj7can't sit still 'causAe I'm no mountainD  
  GI       Dmaj7can't sit so still 'cause AI'm no mountainD  
  GI       Dmaj7can't sit still foreverA, I'm no mountainD  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive
   EmAnd I know that I'm alive, today, butF#  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
     Em   D        Em   D
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  
I'm hEmuman,     DI'm EmhumanD  

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No River

by Esmé Patterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dmaj7

Em D Em D

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't keep running, I'm no river

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't keep running, 'cause I'm no river

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't run forever, I'm no river

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

G Dmaj7 A D

I won't hurt you, I'm no fire

G Dmaj7 A D

I won't help you, I'm no fire

G Dmaj7 A D

But I won't kill you, I'm no fire

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

And I know that I'm alive

Em F#

And I know that I'm alive, today, but

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't sit still 'cause I'm no mountain

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't sit so still 'cause I'm no mountain

G Dmaj7 A D

I can't sit still forever, I'm no mountain

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

And I know that I'm alive

Em F#

And I know that I'm alive, today, but

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

Em D Em D

I'm human, I'm human

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