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River

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[Intro]
C F
[Chorus 1]
Isn't she a rivCer?F  
She doesn't need a dCiamond to shine
You can't really hCave herF  
But you can hold her Cfor a timeF  
Takes an aBbrmy just to bend her
Be Fcareful where you send herC  
You can't hold her back for longBb  
The river is just Ftoo strongC  
She's a riverF  
[Verse 1]
Arms made out of sCilverF  
Moving in a Ccrooked line
Carrying some dreamerF  
Off into the Cend of time
BbYou don't need to save her
Or Fteach her to behave
Just let her Carms unwiBbnd
Ever-changing Fand undefined
CShe's a river
[Bridge]
You can Bbride her easy when she's slow
FWalk across her when she's low
CFollow wherever she goes
SChe's a river
RBbun for cover when she's mad
DroFwn in her tears when things are bad
DCon't you ever forget it that
SChe's a river
BbOooh Fooh oCoh
BbOooh Fooh oCoh
[Chorus 2]
Isn't she Ca riverF?
She doesn't need a dCiamond to shine
So people call yoCu cleverF  
But she's been a heCre a long, long time
And she's Bbseen so many faces
And Fplaces down the line
She's been Cleft for dead a million times
Keeps coming home, arms open wide
EBbver-changing and undeFfined
[Outro]
CShe's a river
BbOh, Foh sChe's a river
BbOooh Fooh oCoh
CShe's a river

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River

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

[Chorus 1]

C F

Isn't she a river?

She doesn't need a diamond to shine

C F

You can't really have her

C F

But you can hold her for a time

Takes an army just to bend her

F C

Be careful where you send her

You can't hold her back for long

F C

The river is just too strong

She's a river

[Verse 1]

C F

Arms made out of silver

Moving in a crooked line

Carrying some dreamer

Off into the end of time

You don't need to save her

Or teach her to behave

C Bb

Just let her arms unwind

Ever-changing and undefined

She's a river

[Bridge]

You can ride her easy when she's slow

Walk across her when she's low

Follow wherever she goes

She's a river

Run for cover when she's mad

Drown in her tears when things are bad

Don't you ever forget it that

She's a river

Bb F C

Oooh ooh ooh

Bb F C

Oooh ooh ooh

[Chorus 2]

C F

Isn't she a river?

She doesn't need a diamond to shine

C F

So people call you clever

But she's been a here a long, long time

And she's seen so many faces

And places down the line

She's been left for dead a million times

Keeps coming home, arms open wide

Bb F

Ever-changing and undefined

[Outro]

She's a river

Bb F C

Oh, oh she's a river

Bb F C

Oooh ooh ooh

She's a river

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