THE RIVER
WORDS AND MUSIC BY :VICTORIA SHAW AND GARTH BROOKS 


G*   32003X
A/G  3X222X
G/D  XX0003
Em7  020030
A/C# X4222X         YOU DONT HAVE TO PLAY ALL THE CHORDS 
Asus X02230         LISTED BELOW BUT IT SOUNDS GREAT IF YOU 
A/E  0X222X         DO.
E/G# 3X123X
B/D# X6444X
B/A  5X444X

INTRO: G*, A/G X6 D 

D               
YOU KNOW A DREAM IS LIKE A RIVER
        G/D             D
EVER CHANGING AS IT FLOWS 
           G               D/F#
AND THE DREAMERS JUST A VESSEL 
            Em7           A
THAT MUST FOLLOW WERE IT GOES 
                  D    G/D        D
TRYING TO LEARN FROM WHATS BEHIND YOU 
            Bm                G
AND NEVER KNOWING WHATS IN STORE
                 D   G/D      D
MAKES EACH DAY A CONSTANT BATTLE
                A            D   D G/D
JUST TO STAY BETWEEN THE SHORE 

D              G/D      D
AND I WILL SAIL MY VESSEL 
           G/D         D
TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY 
G                     D/F#
LIKE A BIRD UPON THE WIND 
       Em7           A
THESE WATERS ARE MY SKY 
  Bm   A/C#  D       G/D   D
ILL NEVER REACH MY DESTINATION 
G
IF I NEVER TRY 
D         G/D          D
SO I WILL SAIL MY VESSEL 
          A            D  G/D  D 
TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY

START SECOND VERSE
TO MANY TIMES WE STAND ASIDE
AND LET THE WATERS SLIP AWAY 
TILL WHAT WE PUT OFF TILL TOMMORROW  - SAME CHORD PROGRESSION
HAS NOW BECOME TODAY 
SO DONT YOU SIT UPON THE SHORELINE 
AND SAY YOUR SATISFIED 
CHOOSE TO CHANCE THE RAPIDS 
AND DARE TO DANCE THE TIDES 

D G/D D  

A/C#        Bm                   G
AND THERES BOUND TO BE ROUGH WATERS 
       D        D/F#       G
AND I KNOW ILL TAKE SOME FALLS 
                Em7             D/F#
BUT WITH THE GOOD LORD AS MY CAPTAIN 
        G                  Asus
I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THEM ALL

KEY CHANGE HERE D TO E 
          E   A/E     E
YES I WILL SAIL MY VESSEL 
A/E                   E
TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY 
A                     E/G#
LIKE A BIRD UPON THE WIND 
       F#m7          B
THESE WATERS ARE MY SKY 
    C#m  B/D#   E   A/E   E
ILL NEVER REACH MY DESTINATION 
A
IF I NEVER TRY 
    E        A/E      E
SO I WILL SAIL MY VESSEL 
                     B     E  F#M E/G# A
TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY 
 

 
             E   A/E    E            B           A
YES I WILL SAIL MY VESSEL TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY

B/A A                     B/A    E
          TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY