The Bottom Of The River Chords by Walter Trout

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I went out on the river way outside of town.
I fell into the water, the current pulled me down.
It held me on the bottom and I [Em] could not hear a sound.
I was lost in muddy water and I thought that I would drown.
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Somewhere [E] up above me I could see the light.
I knew I had to reach it, but it was just too hard to find.
The current flowed around me and I felt the end was near.
And my mind filled up with memories, my heart filled up with fear.
[D] I couldn't see before me, [A] it was cloudy, it was [Em] cold.
And at the bottom of the river is where I met my soul.
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saw my life before me and I knew I wanted more.
And I [E] understood so many things I didn't understand before.
I saw all the people I had loved and all I had done wrong.
The places I had left behind and the places I belong.
Then I heard a voice inside me [A] and it sounded like a cry.
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And I heard it scream so loudly, this ain't your time to die.
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So that's when I decided to make it to [Em] the light.
And I [E] found the strength inside [Em] me and I fought with all my might.
[E] I made it to the surface and I was gasping for my breath.
Then I cried in realization that I had cheated death.
[D] I noticed so much [E] beauty [A] as I crawled up on the shore.
[E] And that day I changed forever [Em] from who I [E] was before.
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