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The River

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[Verse 1]
HDold your hands up to your chest
ADnd tell me what you find
ODut of you, a sparrow comes
ADnd sees without its eyes
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't Bmforget who you are even Athough you are hDurt
You are Bmcaught in a wire and Asoon it will buGrst
[Chorus]
You can Dcry
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
Do you miss the sBmadness when it's Agone? (Gone)
And you let the river F#mrun wilGd (Gone)
And you let the river run Awild
[Verse 2]
ID'm a shadow, I am cold
ADnd now I seek for warmth
SDtitch your skin onto my skin
ADnd we won't be alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't Bmforget who you are even Athough you're in Dneed
Like a bBmird in the night, youAr emotions deseGrves to be freed
[Chorus]
You can cDry
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
Do you miss the sBmadness when it's Agone? (Gone)
And you let the river rF#mun wilGd (Gone)
And you let the river run wAild
You can cDry (You can cry)
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
I don't miss the sBmadness when it's Agone (Gone)
And the feeling of it makes F#mme smiGle (Gone)
As I let the river run Awild
[Bridge]
YDou can cry, you can cry, you Dmaj7can cGry
To where the ocean is bigger
Become a pBmart of the rivAer
You can cry, you can cry, you caF#mn cryG  
Can you let the river run Awild?
[Chorus]
You can cDry
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
Do you miss the sBmadness when it's Agone? (Gone)
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
And you let the river rF#mun wild G(Gone)
And you let the river run Awild
DYou can cry
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
(To where the ocean is bigger)
I don't miss the sBmadness when it's Agone (Gone)
And the feeling of it makes F#mme smGile (Gone)
As I let the river run Awild
[Outro]
You can Dcry
Drinking your Dmaj7eyesG  
Do you miss the sBmadness when it's gAone?
And you let the river F#mrun wilGd
And you let the river run Awild

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The River

by AURORA

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

F#m

[Verse 1]

Hold your hands up to your chest

And tell me what you find

Out of you, a sparrow comes

And sees without its eyes

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Bm A D

Don't forget who you are even though you are hurt

Bm A G

You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst

[Chorus]

You can cry

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

Bm A

Do you miss the sadness when it's gone? (Gone)

F#m G

And you let the river run wild (Gone)

And you let the river run wild

[Verse 2]

I'm a shadow, I am cold

And now I seek for warmth

Stitch your skin onto my skin

And we won't be alone

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A D

Don't forget who you are even though you're in need

Bm A G

Like a bird in the night, your emotions deserves to be freed

[Chorus]

You can cry

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

Bm A

Do you miss the sadness when it's gone? (Gone)

F#m G

And you let the river run wild (Gone)

And you let the river run wild

You can cry (You can cry)

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

Bm A

I don't miss the sadness when it's gone (Gone)

F#m G

And the feeling of it makes me smile (Gone)

As I let the river run wild

[Bridge]

D Dmaj7 G

You can cry, you can cry, you can cry

To where the ocean is bigger

Bm A

Become a part of the river

F#m G

You can cry, you can cry, you can cry

Can you let the river run wild?

[Chorus]

You can cry

(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

Bm A

Do you miss the sadness when it's gone? (Gone)

(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)

F#m G

And you let the river run wild (Gone)

And you let the river run wild

You can cry

(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

(To where the ocean is bigger)

Bm A

I don't miss the sadness when it's gone (Gone)

F#m G

And the feeling of it makes me smile (Gone)

As I let the river run wild

[Outro]

You can cry

Dmaj7 G

Drinking your eyes

Bm A

Do you miss the sadness when it's gone?

F#m G

And you let the river run wild

About The River Chords by AURORA

Learn how to play The River by AURORA with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The River chords”, “The River guitar chords”, or “AURORA The River chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The River chords and for experienced players who want accurate The River lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Bm, A, G, Dmaj7, F#m.

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