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