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Cheryl Wheeler - The Rivers
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   G    D    G    C   G   D  G  
In the afternoon Dlight, Griding aCround
Riding my bike Gall over Dtown
They Gsaid on TDV, that Cout west right now
The Grivers can Dpoison Gus
And it was hard to beDlieve, Gwatching it Cwin
Kept coming down and Gkept coming Din
And Gfinally Dreached where our Emgreat cities stand
Now the Crivers can Dpoison Gus
And Amonce more we find out, in Dcase we forgot
GJust who is strong here and Emjust who is not
As Amif we could hand her some Droute that we'd plot
And now the Grivers can Dpoison Gus
It lifted the Dtrash, it Glifted the Cgold
And lifted the lives Gtoo weak to Dhold
GAll swept inDto some diCluvian fold
The Grivers can Dpoison Gus
And it's like all that we've Ddone, has Gseeped from the Csea
It's been, take what you want and Gleave what you Dleave
We Gsure have been Dpigs since EmAdam and Eve
Now the Crivers can Dpoison Gus
And AmI love the thought of us Dall being one
But Gkids in the third grade pack Emneedles and guns
And Amnow we might die if we Dlie in the sun
And the Grivers can Dpoison Gus
Salt of the Dearth, Gebb and the Cflow
All that we have and Gmore than we Dknow
GLaden with Dgarbage from Cdecades ago
The Grivers can Dpoison Gus
Well, maybe one Dday the Ggreat salty Cblue
Will swallow us up with Gall that we Dknew
And Gthings will start Dover like Emthey always do
When the Crivers can Dpoison GusD  Em  
The Crivers can Dpoison Gus

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The Rivers

by Cheryl Wheeler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cheryl Wheeler - The Rivers

CAPO: 4th Fret

G D G C G D G

INTRO:

D G C

In the afternoon light, riding around

G D

Riding my bike all over town

G D C

They said on TV, that out west right now

G D G

The rivers can poison us

D G C

And it was hard to believe, watching it win

G D

Kept coming down and kept coming in

G D Em

And finally reached where our great cities stand

C D G

Now the rivers can poison us

Am D

And once more we find out, in case we forgot

G Em

Just who is strong here and just who is not

Am D

As if we could hand her some route that we'd plot

G D G

And now the rivers can poison us

D G C

It lifted the trash, it lifted the gold

G D

And lifted the lives too weak to hold

G D C

All swept into some diluvian fold

G D G

The rivers can poison us

D G C

And it's like all that we've done, has seeped from the sea

G D

It's been, take what you want and leave what you leave

G D Em

We sure have been pigs since Adam and Eve

C D G

Now the rivers can poison us

Am D

And I love the thought of us all being one

G Em

But kids in the third grade pack needles and guns

Am D

And now we might die if we lie in the sun

G D G

And the rivers can poison us

D G C

Salt of the earth, ebb and the flow

G D

All that we have and more than we know

G D C

Laden with garbage from decades ago

G D G

The rivers can poison us

D G C

Well, maybe one day the great salty blue

G D

Will swallow us up with all that we knew

G D Em

And things will start over like they always do

C D G D Em

When the rivers can poison us

C D G

The rivers can poison us

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