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River So Wide

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Capo 1
CIf we can cross at the place that divides us.
Cross the river, the river so wide,
If we can smother the pain that's inside us,
Deny the demons that wait by our Gside,
We can Ffind, find the Clight
COur nights are filled with the light of the same moon,
We share the comfort of the same stars.
Our days are bright with the light of the same sun,
That don't matter, can't you see what we Gare,
What we Fare, what we beCcome?
F/CKeep our sights on the G/Cway ahead,
F/DDon't look back, it won't G/Dhelp us now.
  C/EThe storm we leEmft so far beFhind
Seems a dark C/Gmemory that starts to G/Afade,
But till we F/Dsee the light we will not be Csafe.
CWe all sink or swim in the same ocean,
Break our skin and we will bleed
Our minutes pass with the same motion,
We face the same danger, we share the same Gneeds,
We're all the Fsame, you and Cme.
F/CKeep our sights on the G/Cway ahead,
F/DDon't look back, that won'G/Dt help us now.
  C/EUpstream, the rEmiver gets too wFide
So we must C/Gbuild that bridge right G/Ahere,
Cause if we F/Dwait we will not reach the other Cside.
Solo:             C    G    F/G  C  
FSee under that clear blue Gsky
The winds of Amchange are blowing hard and Glong,
And they'll Fnot stop to rest 'cause the Gchange is gonna Ccome
[Percussion only until G]
COur nights are filled with the light of the same moon,
We share the comfort of the same stars.
Our days are bright with the light of the same sun,
That don't matter, can't you see what we Gare,
What we Fare, what we beCcome?
F/CKeep our sights on the G/Cway ahead,
F/DDon't look back, it won't G/Dhelp us now.
  C/ECause upstream the rEmiver gets too wFide
And if we don't C/Gbuild that bridge right here, right G/Anow,
You know we'll F/Dnever ever reach the other Cside.
Solo: C

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River So Wide

by Phil Collins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

G/C

F/D

G/D

C/E

C/G

G/A

F/G

Capo 1

If we can cross at the place that divides us.

Cross the river, the river so wide,

If we can smother the pain that's inside us,

Deny the demons that wait by our side,

F C

We can find, find the light

Our nights are filled with the light of the same moon,

We share the comfort of the same stars.

Our days are bright with the light of the same sun,

That don't matter, can't you see what we are,

F C

What we are, what we become?

F/C G/C

Keep our sights on the way ahead,

F/D G/D

Don't look back, it won't help us now.

C/E Em F

The storm we left so far behind

C/G G/A

Seems a dark memory that starts to fade,

F/D C

But till we see the light we will not be safe.

We all sink or swim in the same ocean,

Break our skin and we will bleed

Our minutes pass with the same motion,

We face the same danger, we share the same needs,

F C

We're all the same, you and me.

F/C G/C

Keep our sights on the way ahead,

F/D G/D

Don't look back, that won't help us now.

C/E Em F

Upstream, the river gets too wide

C/G G/A

So we must build that bridge right here,

F/D C

Cause if we wait we will not reach the other side.

C G F/G C

Solo:

F G

See under that clear blue sky

Am G

The winds of change are blowing hard and long,

F G C

And they'll not stop to rest 'cause the change is gonna come

[Percussion only until G]

Our nights are filled with the light of the same moon,

We share the comfort of the same stars.

Our days are bright with the light of the same sun,

That don't matter, can't you see what we are,

F C

What we are, what we become?

F/C G/C

Keep our sights on the way ahead,

F/D G/D

Don't look back, it won't help us now.

C/E Em F

Cause upstream the river gets too wide

C/G G/A

And if we don't build that bridge right here, right now,

F/D C

You know we'll never ever reach the other side.

Solo: C

About River So Wide Chords by Phil Collins

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