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Riverswim

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[Verse]
GRiver run
And brother DrowD  
  GAnd the ease between us
The calm DbelowD  
       CThe rings
These twisted Gthings
Cast off in the Darms
DOf those long lowaways
      CThe lights
The river's Gstriped
And will we not Dbelong
DTo those long low and lazy
[Chorus]
      CSurround us
Oh, Ebdrown us
[Verse]
GA wailing whine
A WendiDgoD  
  GA waltzing night
Oh bending DroadD  
     CMe, I couldGn't sleep
GCaught in some
DLong that would seem
DTo all but all the song
     CHere, we rGiverswim
Wash away the Dlye
DThat seems to
DAll but all be found
[Chorus]
      CSurround me
Oh, Ebdrown meG  

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Riverswim

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

River run

D D

And brother row

And the ease between us

D D

The calm below

The rings

These twisted things

Cast off in the arms

Of those long lowaways

The lights

The river's striped

And will we not belong

To those long low and lazy

[Chorus]

Surround us

Oh, drown us

[Verse]

A wailing whine

D D

A Wendigo

A waltzing night

D D

Oh bending road

C G

Me, I couldn't sleep

Caught in some

Long that would seem

To all but all the song

C G

Here, we riverswim

Wash away the lye

That seems to

All but all be found

[Chorus]

Surround me

Eb G

Oh, drown me

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