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FAnd you are no longer a river to me
FAnd you are no longer a river to me
Though your Bbmcoursing remain eager to Facquaint me
FAnd you are no longer a docile stream
FAnd you are no longer a docile stream
Though your Bbmpatience proves you intFo ease
F  Bbm  Bbm   C  F
Bbm C F
Bbm C F
BbmAnd once this spark met Fkindling
Forgets its gentle ambling
Becoming heat, becoming steam
Becoming luminescent glee
Atoms splinter, sparkling
Alive and nimble symmetry
And all along, this glistening
Blankets we and everything
Shadows dance triumphantly
A wordless whisper sighs and pleas
Little deaths envelope thee
BbmYou and I and a Fflame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
F
FAnd you are not glassy bay to me
FAnd you are not glassy bay to me
Though my Bbmtired fleet abides in your gentle Fbreeze
FAnd you are now vast and open sea
FAnd my mind travels you endlessly
And you beBbmckon, toss and toss and swallow Fme
BbmAnd once this spark met Fkindling
Forgets its gentle ambling
Becoming heat, becoming steam
Becoming luminescent glee
Atoms splinter, sparkling
Alive and nimble symmetry
And all along, this glistening
Blankets we and everything
Shadows dance triumphantly
A wordless whisper sighs and pleas
Little deaths envelope thee
BbmYou and I and a fFlame makes three  (x12)

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River

by Akron/Family

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

And you are no longer a river to me

Bbm F

Though your coursing remain eager to acquaint me

And you are no longer a docile stream

Bbm F

Though your patience proves you into ease

F Bbm Bbm C F

Bbm C F

Bbm F

And once this spark met kindling

Forgets its gentle ambling

Becoming heat, becoming steam

Becoming luminescent glee

Atoms splinter, sparkling

Alive and nimble symmetry

And all along, this glistening

Blankets we and everything

Shadows dance triumphantly

A wordless whisper sighs and pleas

Little deaths envelope thee

Bbm F

You and I and a flame make three

And you are not glassy bay to me

Bbm F

Though my tired fleet abides in your gentle breeze

And you are now vast and open sea

And my mind travels you endlessly

Bbm F

And you beckon, toss and toss and swallow me

Bbm F

And once this spark met kindling

Forgets its gentle ambling

Becoming heat, becoming steam

Becoming luminescent glee

Atoms splinter, sparkling

Alive and nimble symmetry

And all along, this glistening

Blankets we and everything

Shadows dance triumphantly

A wordless whisper sighs and pleas

Little deaths envelope thee

Bbm F

You and I and a flame makes three (x12)

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