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Capo 2 
Well I Gdove into that Emriver
To Csee what GI coulDd find
And the Cwater it Grolled oDn top Gof me
And the Cstars refused to Dshine
Well I sGwam until I cEmould not swim
Then I Cswam a liGttle mDore
And the Ccurrent Gheld me like a Dlover’s Garms
And then it Cleft me on the Dshore
Then I Gstood and looked to from Emwhere I came
The Cplace where GI was Dborn
But it Cseemed to Gme only Dhalf is Greal
Like the Cdark and distant Dstorm
And I Gbreathed the air around Emme
I Cfelt my Gheart beat Dnew
For I Cleft my Ghome and I Dnearly dGrowned
For a Cglimpse of something Dfew have ever Gseen
G  C  G  C  G   D
C  G  C  G  C   D
Then I Gwalked up from the Emshoreline
To a Ccity Gshining Dbright
And I Cwalked the Gstreets of that Dlovely Gplace
CTill the coming of the Dnight
But there Gwere no voices Emspeaking
There was Cnot a Gsoul Daround
So I Csat Galone on an Dempty Gthrone
In the Cmiddle of that Dtown
[Chorus]
And I said Coh my, Goh me
COh Gme, oh Dmy
There’s a Criver that Gruns betDween the Gsun
And the Cdarkness of our Dlives
You can Chit the road or Gstay in bed
You can Csink or Gswim or Dfight
But when Call of Gthis is Dsaid and Gdone
You gon’ Cwalk so gently Dstill into thaGt night
G  C  G  C  G   D
C  G  C  G  C   D
Then I Gsat so still and Emsilent
With my Chead Ghanging Dlow
And an CemptiGness like a Dbarren Gfield
You know it Csettled round my sDoul
Then a Gman appeared Embefore me
Though I Ctried, I Gcan’t Ddeny
That he Chad my Gfather’s Dface and Ghands
But his Ceyes shone like the Dsky
He said my Gson, you’ve Emcome too soon
You better Cget on Goutta Dhere
You know I’d Clet you Gstay but round Dhere a Gday
Is much Clike a thousand Dyears
And your Gheart is like a Emdiamond
It Csplits the Glight in Dtwo 
And you’ll Conly Gshine for a Dcertain Gtime
Till you’re Cswallowed up in Dblue
[Chorus]
And I said Coh my, Goh me
COh Gme, oh Dmy
There’s a Criver that Gruns betDween the Gsun
And the Cdarkness of our Dlives
You can Chit the road or Gstay in bed
You can Csink or Gswim or Dfight
But when Call of Gthis is Dsaid and Gdone
You gon’ Cwalk so gently Dstill into thaGt night
G  C  G  C  G   D
C  G  C  G  C   D
So I Gdove into that Emriver
CAgain a Gsecond Dtime
And the Cwater Grolled on Dtop of Gme
And the Cstars refused to Dshine
Then I Gswam until I Emcould not swim
And I Csank just Glike a Dstone
When I Cwoke Gagain I was Dlaying Gin
My Cbed inside my Dhome
Then I Gwalked out to the Emcity streets
With the Cvoices Ghigh and Dbright
And I Cbreathed the Gair withDout a Gcare
And I Cwalked so gently Dstill
Into that Glight
G  C  G  C  G   D
C  G  C  G  C   D
G  C  G

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Across The River

by Blitzen Trapper

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

G Em

Well I dove into that river

C G D

To see what I could find

C G D G

And the water it rolled on top of me

C D

And the stars refused to shine

G Em

Well I swam until I could not swim

C G D

Then I swam a little more

C G D G

And the current held me like a lover’s arms

C D

And then it left me on the shore

G Em

Then I stood and looked to from where I came

C G D

The place where I was born

C G D G

But it seemed to me only half is real

C D

Like the dark and distant storm

G Em

And I breathed the air around me

C G D

I felt my heart beat new

C G D G

For I left my home and I nearly drowned

C D G

For a glimpse of something few have ever seen

G C G C G D

C G C G C D

G Em

Then I walked up from the shoreline

C G D

To a city shining bright

C G D G

And I walked the streets of that lovely place

C D

Till the coming of the night

G Em

But there were no voices speaking

C G D

There was not a soul around

C G D G

So I sat alone on an empty throne

C D

In the middle of that town

[Chorus]

C G

And I said oh my, oh me

C G D

Oh me, oh my

C G D G

There’s a river that runs between the sun

C D

And the darkness of our lives

C G

You can hit the road or stay in bed

C G D

You can sink or swim or fight

C G D G

But when all of this is said and done

C D G

You gon’ walk so gently still into that night

G C G C G D

C G C G C D

G Em

Then I sat so still and silent

C G D

With my head hanging low

C G D G

And an emptiness like a barren field

C D

You know it settled round my soul

G Em

Then a man appeared before me

C G D

Though I tried, I can’t deny

C G D G

That he had my father’s face and hands

C D

But his eyes shone like the sky

G Em

He said my son, you’ve come too soon

C G D

You better get on outta here

C G D G

You know I’d let you stay but round here a day

C D

Is much like a thousand years

G Em

And your heart is like a diamond

C G D

It splits the light in two

C G D G

And you’ll only shine for a certain time

C D

Till you’re swallowed up in blue

[Chorus]

C G

And I said oh my, oh me

C G D

Oh me, oh my

C G D G

There’s a river that runs between the sun

C D

And the darkness of our lives

C G

You can hit the road or stay in bed

C G D

You can sink or swim or fight

C G D G

But when all of this is said and done

C D G

You gon’ walk so gently still into that night

G C G C G D

C G C G C D

G Em

So I dove into that river

C G D

Again a second time

C G D G

And the water rolled on top of me

C D

And the stars refused to shine

G Em

Then I swam until I could not swim

C G D

And I sank just like a stone

C G D G

When I woke again I was laying in

C D

My bed inside my home

G Em

Then I walked out to the city streets

C G D

With the voices high and bright

C G D G

And I breathed the air without a care

C D

And I walked so gently still

Into that light

G C G C G D

C G C G C D

G C G

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