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The River's Gonna Run
Written by Julie Miller
Recorded by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller
Capo: 2
Key: E
[Intro]
Riff Pt 1 (below)
|  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|
[Verse]
                        D| C   D|                       D| G   F   D|
I got a hole in my pocket .... I got a tear in my heart
                              D| C   D|                            D| G   F   D|
I got a door, I can't unlock it .... I live on shadows in the dark
                              D| C   D|                          D| G   F   D|
I hear the sound of a heartbeat .... I hear a secret in the rain
                            D| C   D|                                   D| G   F   D|
It's like the kiss of a lover .... It's like a stranger knows your name
[Break]
|  D|  G   F   D|
[Verse]
V1) I'm gonna Drock on the water
V2) And Cdance on the Dflood
V1) I'm gonna Dlay down with the wind
V2) --------------------------- And I'm gonna b'Glieve like Fa Dchild
V1) I feel the Dswell of the tempest
V2) ----------------------- I can feel the Cpassion of a Dsoul
V1) Like there's a Dstorm comin' in
V2) --------------------- I can feel a Gstorm goFin' Dwild
[Chorus]
    And Gwhen the thunderGhead starts beatin' like a Ddrum
V2) And the thunder Dcracks the sky in two
    G. The wind is gonna Gblow and the rain is gonna Acome
                         |   D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|
    And the river's gonna run
[Verse]
V1) I wanna Dwalk on a wire
V2) ------- I wanna walk an Cunbroken Dline
V1) I wanna Dlive when I die
V2) Shake my Gsoul loose Ffrom Dtime
V1) I wanna Dride with the angels
V2) On that inCvisible Dstreet
V1) And leave my Dfootprints in the sky
V2) And feel the Gstars beneath Fmy Dfeet
[Chorus]
    And Gwhen the thunderGhead starts beatin' like a Ddrum
V2) And the thunder Dcracks the sky in two
    F. The wind is gonna Gblow and the rain is gonna Acome
                         |   D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|
    And the river's gonna run
[Bridge]
G. I'm gonna take the Gtrain that's gonna get me Gthere
All the tracks beGhind me are burnin' in the Gair
The cure is gonna Gkill me, but I don't Gcare
I don't care, I don't Gcare, I don't care
       |   D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|
I don't care
[Verse]
V1) It's like the Dkiss of a lover
V2) It's like the Csecret of a Drain
V1) It's like a Dstranger knows your name
V2) It's like a Gstranger knows,
                      F|   D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|
    Stranger knows your name
[Outro]
|:  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D|  D|  C   D|  D|  G   F   D:|
____________________________________________________________________
Intro uses Riff pt 1
Verse and breaks use Riff pts 1 and 2
Riff pt 1
      Dform            D   Cform       D   Dform            D       G    F  D  
e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|--3-----1--2--|
B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-1-1-0-3--|--3----3--3----3--|--3-----1--3--|
G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-0-0-2--2--|
D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|--0-----3--0--|
A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|--2-----------|
E |------------------|-------------|------------------|--3-----------|
Riff pt 2
      Dform            D   Cform       D   Dform                    D  D  
e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|----------2--|
B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-0-1-3-3--|--3----3--3----3--|----------3--|
G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0---0-2-2--|
D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|----4-----0--|
A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|-------------|
E |------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|

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The Rivers Gonna Run

by Buddy Miller

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

Chords in this song · guitar

The River's Gonna Run

Written by Julie Miller

Recorded by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller

Capo: 2

Key: E

[Intro]

Riff Pt 1 (below)

D C D D G F D

| | | | |

[Verse]

D C D D G F D

| | | |

I got a hole in my pocket .... I got a tear in my heart

D C D D G F D

| | | |

I got a door, I can't unlock it .... I live on shadows in the dark

D C D D G F D

| | | |

I hear the sound of a heartbeat .... I hear a secret in the rain

D C D D G F D

| | | |

It's like the kiss of a lover .... It's like a stranger knows your name

[Break]

D G F D

| | |

[Verse]

V1) I'm gonna rock on the water

C D

V2) And dance on the flood

V1) I'm gonna lay down with the wind

G F D

V2) --------------------------- And I'm gonna b'lieve like a child

V1) I feel the swell of the tempest

C D

V2) ----------------------- I can feel the passion of a soul

V1) Like there's a storm comin' in

G F D

V2) --------------------- I can feel a storm goin' wild

[Chorus]

G G D

And when the thunderhead starts beatin' like a drum

V2) And the thunder cracks the sky in two

G G A

. The wind is gonna blow and the rain is gonna come

D C D D G F D

| | | | |

And the river's gonna run

[Verse]

V1) I wanna walk on a wire

C D

V2) ------- I wanna walk an unbroken line

V1) I wanna live when I die

G F D

V2) Shake my soul loose from time

V1) I wanna ride with the angels

C D

V2) On that invisible street

V1) And leave my footprints in the sky

G F D

V2) And feel the stars beneath my feet

[Chorus]

G G D

And when the thunderhead starts beatin' like a drum

V2) And the thunder cracks the sky in two

F G A

. The wind is gonna blow and the rain is gonna come

D C D D G F D D C D D G F D

| | | | | | | | |

And the river's gonna run

[Bridge]

G G G

. I'm gonna take the train that's gonna get me there

G G

All the tracks behind me are burnin' in the air

G G

The cure is gonna kill me, but I don't care

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care

D C D D G F D D C D D G F D

| | | | | | | | |

I don't care

[Verse]

V1) It's like the kiss of a lover

C D

V2) It's like the secret of a rain

V1) It's like a stranger knows your name

V2) It's like a stranger knows,

F D C D D G F D D C D D G F D

| | | | | | | | |

Stranger knows your name

[Outro]

D C D D G F D D C D D G F D

|: | | | | | | | :|

____________________________________________________________________

Intro uses Riff pt 1

Verse and breaks use Riff pts 1 and 2

Riff pt 1

D D C D D D G F D

form form form

e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|--3-----1--2--|

B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-1-1-0-3--|--3----3--3----3--|--3-----1--3--|

G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-0-0-2--2--|

D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|--0-----3--0--|

A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|--2-----------|

E |------------------|-------------|------------------|--3-----------|

Riff pt 2

D D C D D D D

form form form

e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|----------2--|

B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-0-1-3-3--|--3----3--3----3--|----------3--|

G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0---0-2-2--|

D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|----4-----0--|

A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|-------------|

E |------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|

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