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Rivers Run
Words & Music: Karine Polwart#
Standard Tuning- No capo
DThis weary Earth wDsus4e walk upoDn
DShe will endure when we are gAone
While kingdoms Bmcome and kAingdoms Dgo
Rivers run and rAivers fDlow
DYou know I don't bDsus4elieve it'Ds true
DThat in this world there's noAthing new
For darling yBmou have jAust beDgun
Rivers flow and rAivers rDun
CHORUS:
BmAnd if those AriverDs shouAld ever run dGry
            Bm         D        A   F#m- G  
Somewhere the rain will still fa-ll,
           F#m-           G  D  
Will still fa-ll from the sky
DWhen I'm beguiled Dsus4by the feaDr
DThat darker days are drawing Anear
My darling, Bmyou sedAuce the Dsun
Rivers flow and rAivers rDun
CHORUS
And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall,
Will still fall from the sky
DThis wounded EartDsus4h we walk Dupon
DShe will endure when we are gAone
But still I Bmpray that yAou may kDnow
How rivers run and rAivers fDlow
CHORUS
And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall,
Will still fall from the sky
DSo I cross my heart and hope to live
DJust long enough that I can give
DIt all to you, my darling one
DRivers flow and rivers rBmun
Amy darling oDne
DRivers flow and rAivers rDun

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Rivers Run

by Karine Polwart

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

F#m

Rivers Run

Words & Music: Karine Polwart#

Standard Tuning- No capo

D Dsus4 D

This weary Earth we walk upon

D A

She will endure when we are gone

Bm A D

While kingdoms come and kingdoms go

A D

Rivers run and rivers flow

D Dsus4 D

You know I don't believe it's true

D A

That in this world there's nothing new

Bm A D

For darling you have just begun

A D

Rivers flow and rivers run

CHORUS:

Bm A D A G

And if those rivers should ever run dry

Bm D A F#m G

Somewhere the rain will still fa-ll,

F#m G D

Will still fa-ll from the sky

D Dsus4 D

When I'm beguiled by the fear

D A

That darker days are drawing near

Bm A D

My darling, you seduce the sun

A D

Rivers flow and rivers run

CHORUS

And if those rivers should ever run dry

Somewhere the rain will still fall,

Will still fall from the sky

D Dsus4 D

This wounded Earth we walk upon

D A

She will endure when we are gone

Bm A D

But still I pray that you may know

A D

How rivers run and rivers flow

CHORUS

And if those rivers should ever run dry

Somewhere the rain will still fall,

Will still fall from the sky

So I cross my heart and hope to live

Just long enough that I can give

It all to you, my darling one

D Bm

Rivers flow and rivers run

A D

my darling one

D A D

Rivers flow and rivers run

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