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The Riverbed

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
AmMoon, how it Cfalls on the Emfield down aAmmong us
AmRain falls on the Cking and his Emmen on the Amriverbed
AmNow, now we Cmeet after Emall these Amyears
[Chorus 1]
CDo you my Emking, do you reAmmember me?
CYeah, I see your Emface beAmfore me now
CAnd I'm telling you toGnight that I know we beFlong beyond this Amlife
CThe war has taken its Emturn and it ain't ever turning Amback
[Verse 2]
AmI grew to be a Cman
A man who Emgrew to be a Amking
AmGot a job at the Cmill
And when the Emwar came I signed Amup for you
Every day now I send a Cletter to the Empeople back Amhome
[Chorus 2]
COh, I bet you Emlong for the life that you Amlived
CMe and myself I got Emnothing to lose but this Amwar
CAnd I'm telling you the Gwar that I fought It was Fwrong
And we must Amdie
CWell now the shells are Emhammering down on the Amriverbed
[Interlude]
Em Am
Em Am
[Verse 3]
AmDrums roll and we must Cgo, we must Emgo, the enemy is uAmpon us
AmRise from your Cknee and Emnow, pull to the Ambridge
[Chorus 3]
COh, brother don't Emturn, cause I'm right beAmhind you now
CGo on, go Emon, on up from the Amriverbed
CFor I'm telling you the Gwar that I fought It was Fwrong
And we must Amdie
CIt doesn't matter much now Emanyway, tonight we uAmnite
[Coda]
DmAnd when we're pushing through, I turn around one last Amtime
DmAnd through the fire and the rain I see the king's white Amflag
EmThe king lives on, but everyone
Everybody Amdies

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The Riverbed

by Madrugada

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Am C Em Am

Moon, how it falls on the field down among us

Am C Em Am

Rain falls on the king and his men on the riverbed

Am C Em Am

Now, now we meet after all these years

[Chorus 1]

C Em Am

Do you my king, do you remember me?

C Em Am

Yeah, I see your face before me now

C G F Am

And I'm telling you tonight that I know we belong beyond this life

C Em Am

The war has taken its turn and it ain't ever turning back

[Verse 2]

Am C

I grew to be a man

Em Am

A man who grew to be a king

Am C

Got a job at the mill

Em Am

And when the war came I signed up for you

C Em Am

Every day now I send a letter to the people back home

[Chorus 2]

C Em Am

Oh, I bet you long for the life that you lived

C Em Am

Me and myself I got nothing to lose but this war

C G F

And I'm telling you the war that I fought It was wrong

And we must die

C Em Am

Well now the shells are hammering down on the riverbed

[Interlude]

Em Am

[Verse 3]

Am C Em Am

Drums roll and we must go, we must go, the enemy is upon us

Am C Em Am

Rise from your knee and now, pull to the bridge

[Chorus 3]

C Em Am

Oh, brother don't turn, cause I'm right behind you now

C Em Am

Go on, go on, on up from the riverbed

C G F

For I'm telling you the war that I fought It was wrong

And we must die

C Em Am

It doesn't matter much now anyway, tonight we unite

[Coda]

Dm Am

And when we're pushing through, I turn around one last time

Dm Am

And through the fire and the rain I see the king's white flag

The king lives on, but everyone

Everybody dies

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