The Riverbank
Paul Simon
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| D5 | % | % | % || D5 | % | % | % | [Verse 1]D Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of night Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning lightEdim/D D5D The price already paid, a son gone to the graveA7 D5 Now the sorrowful parade to theD riverbank [Verse 2]D Must be half the county come down to the riverbank High school is closed, same for theEdim/D D local policeD G/D Shall we tearfully embrace, shallGm we sing “Amazing Grace”D5 A7 D Will the shallow river waters bring us peace [Chorus]Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to runContinúa después del anuncioD Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gunD It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s aDm fragment of boneD Edim/D It’s a long walk homeG A long walk homeD D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk homeD From the riverbank [Bridge]D Is there any reason why the black pine should not weep Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could notEdim/D sleepD And the nightmares when theyG/D Gm D5 came, like poison to the brainA7 D Reminded him again life is cheap [Chorus]Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to runD Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gunD It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s aDm fragment of boneD Edim/D It’s a long walk homeG A long walk homeD D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk homeD From the riverbank [Verse 3]D G D Army dude’s mama at the edge ofG the riverD Limp as a rag, American flag inEdim/D her armsD Then a triangle of light kissed theG red and blue and whiteD A7 Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms [Otro]| D5 | % | % | % || D5 | % | % | % |