St Lawrence River

Cmaj7 032000
C9    032030
Em    022000
Em7   022030
Am    002210
C     032010
G     320003 (320033 if you prefer)
D     x00232

This song has a recurring riff that 
breaks the vocals.  Here it is (I
don't know if it's exactly correct, 
but it sounds pretty damn close):
(each character is the same length 
if you're reading in notepad or
browser)

                                 
(these are hammer-ons)
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A|-----------------|  
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And now the song (this IS how it 
sounds):

Intro: riff

Verse:
Cmaj7
Smells in the air,
C9                          Cmaj7
See there it's crashing the final
                            C9
 impression that stains the paper
          Em
Where the words felt like water,
   Em7                       Em
Unearth all the changes that never 
did matter,
  Em7                     riff (w/ 
same chords but quiet in background)
I think it's beginning to freeze 
here

after riff:
Cmaj7                      C9
Caught in the rage and the fire of 
things,
        Cmaj7                    
All the brightness that burns me, 
     C9
I'm fumbling through like a
Em                        
Child in the dark, when the 
   Em7
nakedness   comes,
       Em                      
I am shocked by the colour, the 
   Em7
glorious weight of your

Chorus (first word of chorus is the 
end of the previous sentance):
Am
Skin
        C
Comes alive
Continúa después del anuncio
       G                  D    
And I never thought we'd make it 
           Am
back so soon
          C
Might be nice
        G                 D
But I knew you'd be your own 
destroyer
Am           C
    Comes a time
       G                   D        
         riff with chords
When I always thought I'd make it up
 to... you

Verse 2: (after end of riff)
Cmaj7
Here please forgive me,
      C9                   
how could we escape all the 
  Cmaj7                 C9
bitterness piled upon bitterness?
(pickup)     Em                     
   Em7
Held in the face of the things that 
I don't understand
      Em          Em7             
Intellectualize,  over and over 
     Cmaj7
this helplessness suits us,
      C9                    Cmaj7 
It's funny how quiet has slipped 
                   C9
to our corners and worn all our 
edges
  Em                     Em7
Away you are watching, breathing and
 baiting,
Em                       Em7
Wanting and warming and cautiously 
waiting
      Cmaj7                  C9
For some simple signal, to creep 
'cross our conscience,
   Cmaj7               C9
Uncover redemption and oh did I 
mention I
Em                       Em7
Carried you down, to the St. 
Lawrence River,
     Em                       Em7 
The banks running dirty, the water
                   Cmaj7         C9
 is beginning to freeze here,
          Cmaj7     C9
Solid by morning,
            Em          Em7
And I'll freeze here,
              Em      Em7
Be winter by mornaaaayaayaaiang

Chorus 2:
Am              C
        Comes alive
       G                   D   
And I never thought you'd get me 
           Am
back so soon
          C
Might be nice
         G       D
But it's only my own destroyer
Am           C
    Comes a time
       G                D           
      riff with chords
When I always knew I'd make it up 
to... you

Verse 3, more quiet: (After riff)
Cmaj7                       C9
I saw on your face, such a curious  
 grin,
      Cmaj7                
As I let go your hand I was 
  C9
desparate to hold you
  Em                            
Again, but you're sinking, too deep 
Em7
in the water,
     Em                   Em7
Outsmarted myself, and so easily 
gave up what I

(insert riff here)
Cmaj7      C9
Wanted,
          Cmaj7      C9
Solid by morning,
        Em       Em7
What I wanted,
              Em      Em7
Be winter by mornaaaayaayaaiang

Chorus 3:
Am           C
     Comes alive
       G                   D      
And I never thought you'd make it 
       Am
up so soon
          C
Might be nice
      G                   D
But I always knew you're my 
destroyer
Am           C
    Comes a time
       G                   D        
         riff with chords
When I always thought I'd make it up
 to... you


Outro (after riff):
Cmaj7   C9             Cmaj7      C9
             Solid by morning
           Em              Em7
And I'll freeze here...             
                   let ring
              Em            riff 2-> 
Be winter by morning...             
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