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Like The River

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TChey're floating downstreaFm like swans Cin the sun
GSurrounded by Ffriends and Clovers
We Cwatched on with smiles Fbeaming so Cbright
FThe river bGehind them, the Ffading daCylight
I Gknew her back from Fwhen she was Cyoung
CThose days poured out Ffaster than Grounds from a gun
GScattered like shells and Flost to the Csea
CLike the river, the Fdays move Grapidly
I Chave all these memories, I Fdon't know what Cfor
I Ghave them and FI can't Chelp it
CSome overflow and Fspill out like Cwaves
FSome I will Gharbour for Fall of my Cdays
I Gburned liked wood, you Fgrew like a Cflower
CRising toward your Fmagical hoGur
GI was not yours and Fyou were not Cmine
COur true love Ffinds us Gwhen it is time
We Cdrove back downtown, Fwasted and Cspent
Down Ghighways Fthat I rCemember
CHappy for her and Fhappy for Cme
The Fold times Gand the Fnew to unCcover
I Glaid down my head, in Flove with the Cnight
CWith my new love beside me, her Fradiant Glight
I Gfaded away, Falong with my Cthoughts
CLike a dream and I Ftrail off Gmystically

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Like The River

by Sun Kil Moon

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C F C

They're floating downstream like swans in the sun

G F C

Surrounded by friends and lovers

C F C

We watched on with smiles beaming so bright

F G F C

The river behind them, the fading daylight

G F C

I knew her back from when she was young

C F G

Those days poured out faster than rounds from a gun

G F C

Scattered like shells and lost to the sea

C F G

Like the river, the days move rapidly

C F C

I have all these memories, I don't know what for

G F C

I have them and I can't help it

C F C

Some overflow and spill out like waves

F G F C

Some I will harbour for all of my days

G F C

I burned liked wood, you grew like a flower

C F G

Rising toward your magical hour

G F C

I was not yours and you were not mine

C F G

Our true love finds us when it is time

C F C

We drove back downtown, wasted and spent

G F C

Down highways that I remember

C F C

Happy for her and happy for me

F G F C

The old times and the new to uncover

G F C

I laid down my head, in love with the night

C F G

With my new love beside me, her radiant light

G F C

I faded away, along with my thoughts

C F G

Like a dream and I trail off mystically

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