Key: D minor
Intro 1
Bm
C#
F#m
D
Bm
C#
Verse 1
Bm
C#
Bathed in the river, all his years
F#m
D
Many books, that lined his walls
Bm
C#
Jew s and gentiles, held him in awe
Verse 2
D
C#
And looked to the river where his
F#m
C#
mother once floated
D
C#
F#m
And looked to the river where his mother once
C#
floated
Interlude 1
C#
F#m
D
Bm
C#
F#m
D
Bm
C#
Verse 3
F#m
D
He had four sons, all healthy and proper
Bm
C#
He grew quiet his wife fell dumb
Verse 4
D
C#
And looked to the river where his
F#m
C#
mother once floated
D
C#
F#m
And looked to the river where his mother once
C#
floated
Interlude 2
C#
F#m
D
Bm
C#
F#m
D
Bm
C#
Verse 5
Bm
C#
She was six years old, frosted with fright
F#m
D
She clutched the toe, the stiff cold toe
D
F#m
D
C#
Verse 6
F#m
C#
D
F#m
Nathan stepped through the
D
C#
F#m
C#
D
broken window
F#m
D
C#
And looked to the river where his
F#m
C#
D
mother once floated
Nathan stepped through
D
C#
And looked to the river
F#m
C#
where his mother once floated
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