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The Rivers Own

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Capo 1
[Verse]
The Dlines on my Gfather''s Dface
Ran deep as creek beds Aon our Dplace
And the river ran right Gthrough his Dsoul
But I know at times it Atooks its Dtoll
When the Gcrops would flood we lived on fish
But Dnever did my Afather Dwish
To leave the land his Glife flowed Dfrom
The river and my Adad were Done
[Chorus]
And BmI''m one of the river''s Gown
It''s Acurrent down inside me is BmstrongG  
And it''s Dup to me to Acarry Bmon
''Cause GI''m Aone of the river''s Down
[Verse]
As a kid I watched the Griver Dflow
Yeah, I admired the way it Arocked and Drolled
Dad was proud I was a Griver Drat
But that''s where our common ground Aended Dat
''Cause I Gseen those city lights downstream
And they Ddrew me in when I was Aseven Dteen
I went everywhere that Griver Druns
Yeah, me and that river Awe were Done
[Chorus]
And BmI''m one of the river''s Gown
It''s Acurrent down inside me is BmstrongG  
And it''s Dup to me to Acarry Bmon
''Cause GI''m Aone of the river''s Down
[Verse]
Two years ago dad Gpassed Daway
And I''ll never forget that Amournful Dday
Then a lawyer read me Gout his Dwill
It said son, it''s time for Ayou to be Dstill
Then a Gweek ago a government man
Tried to Dpay me off to Aflood our Dland
And I did just what my Gdad would''ve Ddone
''Cause me and that river Awe are Done
[Chorus]
And BmI''m one of the river''s Gown
It''s Acurrent down inside me is BmstrongG  
And it''s Dup to me to Acarry Bmon
''Cause GI''m Aone of the river''s Down

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The Rivers Own

by Chris Knight

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Verse]

D G D

The lines on my father''s face

A D

Ran deep as creek beds on our place

G D

And the river ran right through his soul

A D

But I know at times it tooks its toll

When the crops would flood we lived on fish

D A D

But never did my father wish

G D

To leave the land his life flowed from

A D

The river and my dad were one

[Chorus]

Bm G

And I''m one of the river''s own

A Bm G

It''s current down inside me is strong

D A Bm

And it''s up to me to carry on

G A D

''Cause I''m one of the river''s own

[Verse]

G D

As a kid I watched the river flow

A D

Yeah, I admired the way it rocked and rolled

G D

Dad was proud I was a river rat

A D

But that''s where our common ground ended at

''Cause I seen those city lights downstream

D A D

And they drew me in when I was seven teen

G D

I went everywhere that river runs

A D

Yeah, me and that river we were one

[Chorus]

Bm G

And I''m one of the river''s own

A Bm G

It''s current down inside me is strong

D A Bm

And it''s up to me to carry on

G A D

''Cause I''m one of the river''s own

[Verse]

G D

Two years ago dad passed away

A D

And I''ll never forget that mournful day

G D

Then a lawyer read me out his will

A D

It said son, it''s time for you to be still

Then a week ago a government man

D A D

Tried to pay me off to flood our land

G D

And I did just what my dad would''ve done

A D

''Cause me and that river we are one

[Chorus]

Bm G

And I''m one of the river''s own

A Bm G

It''s current down inside me is strong

D A Bm

And it''s up to me to carry on

G A D

''Cause I''m one of the river''s own

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