The River

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[Verse 1]
D
Hold your hands up to your chest
D
And tell me what you find
D
Out of you, a sparrow comes
D
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]
D
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)
A
And you let the river run wild
[Verse 2]
D
I'm a shadow, I am cold
D
And now I seek for warmth
D
Stitch your skin onto my skin
D
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]
D
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)
A
And you let the river run wild
D
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)
A
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
A
Can you let the river run wild?
[Chorus]
D
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)
A
And you let the river run wild
D
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)
A
As I let the river run wild
[Outro]
D
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
A
And you let the river run wild

The River chords and lyrics

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[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
To where the ocean is bigger
[Chorus]
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
(To where the ocean is bigger)
[Outro]

The River Chords by AURORA

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