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Goodbye To A River

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Nice environmentally-themed song from Don Henley's Inside Job, probably
inspired by his work at Walden Woods. The song is on piano, but you can play
it this way with an acoustic guitar.
Intro: Dm / Am / C / G (twice)
Verse:
DmThe rains have come early, they say,
AmWe're all going to wash away, well,
CThat's all right with Gme..
DmIf Heaven's torrent can wash clean
AmThe arrogance that lies unseen,
CAnd the damage done, since we have gone,
Where Gwe ought not to be...
Chorus:
    Am  GGoodbye to a Amriver
    GGoodbye to a Amriver
    EmSo lonDmgAm  
Verse 2 is the same as the first verse, then comes the chorus again.
Solo: Play the intro chords twice.
Bridge:
DmI make a church out of words
AmAs the years dull my senses
CAnd I try to hold on to the world that GI knew..
DmAnd I struggle to cross
AmThese generational fences
CAnd the beauty that still remains - I can Gtouch it through you..
Repeat the chorus twice and then fade out.
That's it! Quite a simple, and yet a powerful song.

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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A minor

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Goodbye To A River

by Don Henley

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Nice environmentally-themed song from Don Henley's Inside Job, probably

inspired by his work at Walden Woods. The song is on piano, but you can play

it this way with an acoustic guitar.

Intro: Dm / Am / C / G (twice)

Verse:

The rains have come early, they say,

We're all going to wash away, well,

C G

That's all right with me..

If Heaven's torrent can wash clean

The arrogance that lies unseen,

And the damage done, since we have gone,

Where we ought not to be...

Chorus:

Am G Am

Goodbye to a river

G Am

Goodbye to a river

Em Dm Am

So long

Verse 2 is the same as the first verse, then comes the chorus again.

Solo: Play the intro chords twice.

Bridge:

I make a church out of words

As the years dull my senses

C G

And I try to hold on to the world that I knew..

And I struggle to cross

These generational fences

C G

And the beauty that still remains - I can touch it through you..

Repeat the chorus twice and then fade out.

That's it! Quite a simple, and yet a powerful song.

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