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Feel free to add the sevenths to the chords to add a bit more of the jazz vibe of the song.
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
[Verse]
She Cran until face was numb with cold
And wore a Fcotton gown that blazed the night untold
She Cran until her feet refused to hold
So heavy a Fheart for someone merely ten years old
[Pre-Chorus]
And Cwhen she reached the river, her knees began to shiver, 
Her Fhead with pounding voices from home
BeChind her was a vision, a painful apparition 
Of a Fdarker world that no one should know
[Chorus]
   Dm7Somebody's Ambed AmwilAsus2l
Never be Fwarm again Dm7the river will keep Amthis friendF  
Dm7Yeah somebody's Ambed Am  Asus2  
Will never be Fwarm again no Dm7never againC  
[Verse]
She Cdived beneath the water's icy skin,
Hoping the Fcold would kill the smell of angry gin,
And her Ceyes grew wider than they'd ever been
Just wishing the Fnumbness to cut deeper with its pins. 
[Pre-Chorus]
And aCs her body lay there she decided to stay there
Till Fdarkness came to pull her away.
And Cbeautifully she sank as up river was the bank
Where some Fbodiless troubles would stay.
[Chorus]
   Dm7Somebody's Ambed AmwilAsus2l
Never be Fwarm again Dm7the river will keep Amthis friendF  
Dm7Yeah somebody's Ambed Am  Asus2  
Will never be Fwarm again no Dm7never againC  
[Chorus]
   Dm7Somebody's Ambed AmwilAsus2l
Never be Fwarm again Dm7the river will keep Amthis friendF  
Dm7Yeah somebody's Ambed Am  Asus2  
Will never be Fwarm again no Dm7never againC  

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River

by Missy Higgins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Dm7

Asus2

Feel free to add the sevenths to the chords to add a bit more of the jazz vibe of the song.

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

[Verse]

She ran until face was numb with cold

And wore a cotton gown that blazed the night untold

She ran until her feet refused to hold

So heavy a heart for someone merely ten years old

[Pre-Chorus]

And when she reached the river, her knees began to shiver,

Her head with pounding voices from home

Behind her was a vision, a painful apparition

Of a darker world that no one should know

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Somebody's bed will

F Dm7 Am F

Never be warm again the river will keep this friend

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Yeah somebody's bed

F Dm7 C

Will never be warm again no never again

[Verse]

She dived beneath the water's icy skin,

Hoping the cold would kill the smell of angry gin,

And her eyes grew wider than they'd ever been

Just wishing the numbness to cut deeper with its pins.

[Pre-Chorus]

And as her body lay there she decided to stay there

Till darkness came to pull her away.

And beautifully she sank as up river was the bank

Where some bodiless troubles would stay.

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Somebody's bed will

F Dm7 Am F

Never be warm again the river will keep this friend

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Yeah somebody's bed

F Dm7 C

Will never be warm again no never again

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Somebody's bed will

F Dm7 Am F

Never be warm again the river will keep this friend

Dm7 Am Am Asus2

Yeah somebody's bed

F Dm7 C

Will never be warm again no never again

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