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Old River

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F#minor

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[Verse 1]
DIn your F#mheart kid, tDhere's heaps of F#mstuff
DGrowing F#mwildly wiEthout you even Dknowing
DIt doesn't F#mmatter Dif you are F#mtough
DIf you don't go F#mthere, it'll Ecome to you and Deat you up
[Chorus]
So Dgo in slEowly
APart of the Dway
Follow that Dold riverE  
It'll Atake you to the Dplace
Where you have a DlongingE  
F#mStand G#in the AgraceD  
And Elet it fall Daway
[Instrumental]
 D   F#m[3x]
E D
[Verse 2]
DOnce we F#mstarted we Dcould've F#mstuck
DWhat was F#mbottled up Enow is overDflowing
DYou forF#mgot it Dfor long eF#mnough
DIf you don't F#mgo there, it'Ell come to you aDnd eat you up
[Chorus]
DSo go in Eslowly
APart of the Dway
Follow thDat old riEver
It'All take you to tDhe place
Where you have Da longinEg
F#mStand G#in the AgraceD  
AEnd let it faDll
ESlowly
APart of the Dway
Follow thDat old riEver
It'All take you to tDhe place
Where you have Da longinEg
F#mStand G#in the AgraceD  
AEnd let it fall Daway
[Instrumental]
 F#m   G#   A   D[3x]
 D   F#m   E   A[8x]

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Old River

by Middle Kids

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

D F#m D F#m

In your heart kid, there's heaps of stuff

D F#m E D

Growing wildly without you even knowing

D F#m D F#m

It doesn't matter if you are tough

D F#m E D

If you don't go there, it'll come to you and eat you up

[Chorus]

D E

So go in slowly

A D

Part of the way

D E

Follow that old river

A D

It'll take you to the place

D E

Where you have a longing

F#m G# A D

Stand in the grace

E D

And let it fall away

[Instrumental]

D F#m

[3x]

E D

[Verse 2]

D F#m D F#m

Once we started we could've stuck

D F#m E D

What was bottled up now is overflowing

D F#m D F#m

You forgot it for long enough

D F#m E D

If you don't go there, it'll come to you and eat you up

[Chorus]

D E

So go in slowly

A D

Part of the way

D E

Follow that old river

A D

It'll take you to the place

D E

Where you have a longing

F#m G# A D

Stand in the grace

E D

And let it fall

Slowly

A D

Part of the way

D E

Follow that old river

A D

It'll take you to the place

D E

Where you have a longing

F#m G# A D

Stand in the grace

E D

And let it fall away

[Instrumental]

F#m G# A D

[3x]

D F#m E A

[8x]

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