Chords for Chris Knight, "The River's Own"
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The lines [Eb] on my father's face ran deep as creek beds on our place
And the river ran right through his soul, but I know at times it took its toll
[Ab] When the crops had flooded we lived on fish, [Eb] but never did my father wish
To leave the land his life flowed from, the river [Bb] and my dad were one
[Eb] [Cm] And I'm one of the [Ab] rivers on, [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
[Ab] And [Eb] it's up to me to carry [Cm] on, [Eb] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
As a kid I watched the river flow, I admired the way it [Bb] rocked and rolled
When my dad was [Ab] proud I was a river [Eb] rat, but that's where our common [Eb] ground ended at
Cause I seen those city lights downstream, and they drew me [Bb] in when I was seventeen
I went everywhere that river run, yeah me and that river we were one
And [Cm] I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, its [Bb] current down inside me is [Cm] strong
[Ab]
[Eb] And it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm]
on, [Ab] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Two
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
years ago dad passed [Eb] away, and I'll never [Bb] forget that mournful day
Then a lawyer [Eb] read me out his will, it said son it's time for you to be still
[Ab] Then a week ago a government man tried [Eb] to pay me off to flood our land
And I did just what my dad would have done, cause me and that river we are one
[Cm] And I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
[Ab] And [Eb] it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm]
on, [Ab] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Yeah I'm [Bb] one of [Eb] the rivers on, the rivers on,
[Bb] the rivers [Eb] on, the rivers on
And the river ran right through his soul, but I know at times it took its toll
[Ab] When the crops had flooded we lived on fish, [Eb] but never did my father wish
To leave the land his life flowed from, the river [Bb] and my dad were one
[Eb] [Cm] And I'm one of the [Ab] rivers on, [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
[Ab] And [Eb] it's up to me to carry [Cm] on, [Eb] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
As a kid I watched the river flow, I admired the way it [Bb] rocked and rolled
When my dad was [Ab] proud I was a river [Eb] rat, but that's where our common [Eb] ground ended at
Cause I seen those city lights downstream, and they drew me [Bb] in when I was seventeen
I went everywhere that river run, yeah me and that river we were one
And [Cm] I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, its [Bb] current down inside me is [Cm] strong
[Ab]
[Eb] And it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm]
on, [Ab] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Two
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
years ago dad passed [Eb] away, and I'll never [Bb] forget that mournful day
Then a lawyer [Eb] read me out his will, it said son it's time for you to be still
[Ab] Then a week ago a government man tried [Eb] to pay me off to flood our land
And I did just what my dad would have done, cause me and that river we are one
[Cm] And I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
[Ab] And [Eb] it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm]
on, [Ab] cause [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Yeah I'm [Bb] one of [Eb] the rivers on, the rivers on,
[Bb] the rivers [Eb] on, the rivers on
Key:
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The lines [Eb] on my father's face _ _ ran deep as creek beds on our place
_ And the river ran right through his soul, _ but I know at times it took its toll
_ [Ab] When the crops had flooded we lived on fish, _ _ [Eb] but never did my father wish
_ To leave the land his life flowed from, the river [Bb] and my dad were one
[Eb] _ [Cm] And I'm one of the [Ab] rivers on, _ [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
_ [Ab] And _ [Eb] it's up to me to carry [Cm] _ on, [Eb] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
_ _ As _ _ a kid I watched the river flow, _ I admired the way it [Bb] rocked and rolled
When my dad was [Ab] proud I was a river [Eb] rat, but that's where our common [Eb] ground ended at
Cause I seen those city lights downstream, _ and they drew me [Bb] in when I was seventeen _
I went everywhere that river run, yeah me and that river we were one
And [Cm] I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, _ its [Bb] current down inside me is [Cm] strong
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] And it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm] _
on, [Ab] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Two _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ years ago dad passed [Eb] away, _ and I'll never [Bb] forget that mournful day
Then a lawyer [Eb] read me out his will, _ it said son it's time for you to be still _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Then a week ago a government man tried [Eb] to pay me off to flood our land
And I did just what my dad would have done, _ cause me and that river we are one
_ [Cm] And I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, _ [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
_ [Ab] And _ [Eb] it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm] _
on, [Ab] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one _ of the [Eb] rivers on
Yeah _ I'm [Bb] one of [Eb] the rivers on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the rivers on, _
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_ [Bb] _ _ the rivers [Eb] on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ the rivers on _ _
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The lines [Eb] on my father's face _ _ ran deep as creek beds on our place
_ And the river ran right through his soul, _ but I know at times it took its toll
_ [Ab] When the crops had flooded we lived on fish, _ _ [Eb] but never did my father wish
_ To leave the land his life flowed from, the river [Bb] and my dad were one
[Eb] _ [Cm] And I'm one of the [Ab] rivers on, _ [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
_ [Ab] And _ [Eb] it's up to me to carry [Cm] _ on, [Eb] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
_ _ As _ _ a kid I watched the river flow, _ I admired the way it [Bb] rocked and rolled
When my dad was [Ab] proud I was a river [Eb] rat, but that's where our common [Eb] ground ended at
Cause I seen those city lights downstream, _ and they drew me [Bb] in when I was seventeen _
I went everywhere that river run, yeah me and that river we were one
And [Cm] I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, _ its [Bb] current down inside me is [Cm] strong
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] And it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm] _
on, [Ab] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one of the [Eb] rivers on
Two _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ years ago dad passed [Eb] away, _ and I'll never [Bb] forget that mournful day
Then a lawyer [Eb] read me out his will, _ it said son it's time for you to be still _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Then a week ago a government man tried [Eb] to pay me off to flood our land
And I did just what my dad would have done, _ cause me and that river we are one
_ [Cm] And I'm one of the rivers [Ab] on, _ [Bb] its current down inside [Cm] me is strong
_ [Ab] And _ [Eb] it's up to [Bb] me to carry [Cm] _
on, [Ab] cause _ _ [Bb] I'm one _ of the [Eb] rivers on
Yeah _ I'm [Bb] one of [Eb] the rivers on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the rivers on, _
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_ [Bb] _ _ the rivers [Eb] on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ the rivers on _ _
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