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