G Em Well I dove into that riverC G D To see what I could findC G D G And the water it rolled on top of meC D And the stars refused to shineG Em Well I swam until I could not swimC G D Then I swam a little moreC G D G And the current held me like a lover’s armsC D And then it left me on the shoreG Em Then I stood and looked to from where I cameC G D The place where I was bornC G D G But it seemed to me only half is realC D Like the dark and distant stormG Em And I breathed the air around meC G D I felt my heart beat newC G D G For I left my home and I nearly drownedC D G For a glimpse of something few have ever seenG C G C G DC G C G C DG Em Then I walked up from the shorelineC G D To a city shining brightC G D G And I walked the streets of that lovely placeC D Till the coming of the nightG Em But there were no voices speakingC G D There was not a soul aroundC G D G So I sat alone on an empty throneC D In the middle of that townContinues after the ad[Chorus]C G And I said oh my, oh meC G D Oh me, oh myC G D G There’s a river that runs between the sunC D And the darkness of our livesC G You can hit the road or stay in bedC G D You can sink or swim or fightC G D G But when all of this is said and doneC D G You gon’ walk so gently still into that nightG C G C G DC G C G C DG Em Then I sat so still and silentC G D With my head hanging lowC G D G And an emptiness like a barren fieldC D You know it settled round my soulG Em Then a man appeared before meC G D Though I tried, I can’t denyC G D G That he had my father’s face and handsC D But his eyes shone like the skyG Em He said my son, you’ve come too soonC G D You better get on outta hereC G D G You know I’d let you stay but round here a dayC D Is much like a thousand yearsG Em And your heart is like a diamondC G D It splits the light in twoC G D G And you’ll only shine for a certain timeC D Till you’re swallowed up in blue [Chorus]C G And I said oh my, oh meC G D Oh me, oh myC G D G There’s a river that runs between the sunC D And the darkness of our livesC G You can hit the road or stay in bedC G D You can sink or swim or fightC G D G But when all of this is said and doneC D G You gon’ walk so gently still into that nightG C G C G DC G C G C DG Em So I dove into that riverC G D Again a second timeC G D G And the water rolled on top of meC D And the stars refused to shineG Em Then I swam until I could not swimC G D And I sank just like a stoneC G D G When I woke again I was laying inC D My bed inside my homeG Em Then I walked out to the city streetsC G D With the voices high and brightC G D G And I breathed the air without a careC D And I walked so gently stillG Into that lightG C G C G DC G C G C DG C G
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