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INTRO:  Am7   D   G   Em   Am7(repeat)
You keep cloDsing your eyes
TGrying to ignore it
DHoping it’ll disaGppear
DFace to face with your Gown Goliath
At lDeast that’s how it looks from hGere
Am7All the stones you can throw
Won’t scare it aDway
And paDcing back and forth
TrGying to think of something
To gDet you to the other sGide
The pDath of your fear
Runs in aGll directions
When you’re loDoking for a place to hGide
Am7But you know the one you’ve gotta tDake
Chorus
Am7There’s no Dway around a rGiver, bEmaby
Am7Wade on Din the dGeep
Am7And when you cDan’t go aGny furtEmher
AHold on to me
GAnd if it pulls you undDer
GI’ll be there too
Am7There’s no Dway around a rGiver, babDsus4y
It’s just someDthing you’ve gotta go throuAm7ghD  G  Em  Am7  
The troDubles you face
The woGunds you’re protecting
The sDins that you wrestle wGith
We Dall have our share we’d lGike to get over
SDometimes there’s just no brGidge
Am7And the very thing that makes us aDfraid
Am7Is just what we need to wash it aDway
Chorus
Am7There’s no Dway around a rGiver, bEmaby
Am7Wade on Din the dGeep
Am7And when you cDan’t go aGny furtEmher
AHold on to me
GAnd if it pulls you undDer
GI’ll be there too
Am7There’s no Dway around a rGiver, babDsus4y
It’s just someDthing you’ve gotta go throuAm7ghD  G  Em  
That’s the Am7way it isD  G  
So just wAade on DinG  
I’ll seGe you on the other Dsus4sideD  
Am7  D  G
No way around it
Am7  D  G
No way around a rivAm7er, babyD  G  
Wade on in, wAade on in
GAnd if it pulls you uDnder
GI’ll be there too
Am7There’s no wDay around a rGiver, baDsus4by
It’s just someDthing you’ve gotta go through
Am7  D  G  Em  Am7
Oh yes it is, Am7yes it DisG  Em  G  
Oh, Am7no way arDound itG  
No way aEmround a rAm7iver, baby
Wade on in, wAm7ade oDn in Em– yeAm7ah
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No Way Around A River

by Phil Stacey

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Am7

Dsus4

Am7 D G Em Am7

INTRO: (repeat)

You keep closing your eyes

Trying to ignore it

D G

Hoping it’ll disappear

D G

Face to face with your own Goliath

D G

At least that’s how it looks from here

Am7

All the stones you can throw

Won’t scare it away

And pacing back and forth

Trying to think of something

D G

To get you to the other side

The path of your fear

Runs in all directions

D G

When you’re looking for a place to hide

Am7 D

But you know the one you’ve gotta take

Chorus

Am7 D G Em

There’s no way around a river, baby

Am7 D G

Wade on in the deep

Am7 D G Em

And when you can’t go any further

Hold on to me

G D

And if it pulls you under

I’ll be there too

Am7 D G Dsus4

There’s no way around a river, baby

D Am7 D G Em Am7

It’s just something you’ve gotta go through

The troubles you face

The wounds you’re protecting

D G

The sins that you wrestle with

D G

We all have our share we’d like to get over

D G

Sometimes there’s just no bridge

Am7 D

And the very thing that makes us afraid

Am7 D

Is just what we need to wash it away

Chorus

Am7 D G Em

There’s no way around a river, baby

Am7 D G

Wade on in the deep

Am7 D G Em

And when you can’t go any further

Hold on to me

G D

And if it pulls you under

I’ll be there too

Am7 D G Dsus4

There’s no way around a river, baby

D Am7 D G Em

It’s just something you’ve gotta go through

Am7 D G

That’s the way it is

A D G

So just wade on in

G Dsus4 D

I’ll see you on the other side

Am7 D G

No way around it

Am7 D G

No way around a river, baby

Wade on in, wade on in

G D

And if it pulls you under

I’ll be there too

Am7 D G Dsus4

There’s no way around a river, baby

It’s just something you’ve gotta go through

Am7 D G Em Am7

Am7 D G Em G

Oh yes it is, yes it is

Am7 D G

Oh, no way around it

Em Am7

No way around a river, baby

Am7 D Em Am7

Wade on in, wade on in – yeah

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