Key: E major•
Verse 1
the shops are all closed down
to tell my troubles to
that heads just south of town
when there ain't nothin' left to do
E
B
But stand beneath the river bridge
C#m
E
A
E
and listen for the train
A
C#m
It's been a long hot summer,
B
E
not a drop of rain
I broke down in December,
headed for the coast
would elevate my mind
feeling like a ghost
the things I left behind
E
B
Now I'm standing on this riverbank,
C#m
A
E
and still
A
C#m
It's been a long hot summer,
B
E
not a drop of rain
My bag is full of letters,
unopened and unread
of worry and of form
with all we left unsaid
G#m
A
I swear to you I
never meant you any harm
E
B
The sacrifice and compromise
C#m
A
could never stand this strain
B
E
not a drop of rain
Tonight I'll close my eyes again,
try to see your face
to tell me it's alright to sleep
I'll wake up in another time and place
it's a promise I can't keep
B
A
another link of change
B
E
not a drop of rain
The children on the plane,
the lovers in the shade
was the music that we played
G#m
A
As we lay beside the waters
of a never -ending stream
E
B
Now the stream's gone into hiding,
E
A
the dream lives on in vain
B
E
F#m
A
E
A
not a drop of rain
on the skyline to the east
like the devil crossed the lake
E
C#m
I could try to find a bottle,
or try to find a priest
either road I take
E
B
So I'll turn my collar to the wind
C#m
A
E
A
that echoes this refrain
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE G#m C#m A B...
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