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