the river the woods chords by Astronautalis

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Wherever we go,
we'll never be lost
Some follow the compass rose,
some follow the cross
C 
Me, I follow roads compulsively till
sirens call me off
G 
Bm 
Then I wander, eyes closed,
G 
Em 
following song
Am 
The river's

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Verse 2

a hymnal and the

leaves are applause

Trees sing in whispers with the

wind pulling their arms

Hold still and listen, your hand on my heart

If you need them these beacons will

lead you back to the start, yup

Verse 3
axe has seen these woods
since before your father stood
The path is beaten good from the feet
of all that wandered through it
F 
C 
Old growth holds hope,
Em 
let the brambles scrape your skin
Scars are story books,

Verse 4
blood will wash away your sins
Am 
Now let that sun slip,
then let that moon rise
Follow in no footsteps,
listen for the true gods
C 
Woods will play tricks upon pretty blue eyes
Em 
Is that glimmer the river or your village
finally brought back to life?
Am 

Verse 5
Follow me tonight
C 
I'll show you what it's like
To be alive
Em 
G 

Verse 6
Em 
Am 
I know, it seems like we're all lost
But we see the secrets,
we know the unknown
C 
Know the unknown,
Em 
know the unknown

Verse 7
Am 
Keep close, hold my hand girl,
just be strong
We can follow this river right
C 
back to your home
Back to your home,
back to your home
Em 

Verse 8
Am 
At a palace in Versailles,
400 years before this
They were packing up supplies,
preparing for a long trip
C 
They may not survive,
many of them know this
Em 
But they would rather die than
to leave the questions open

Verse 9
Am 
So this is why we try,
we bet it all on hopeless
And swim against the tide until
our every bone is broken
C 
A sinking ship is still a ship till
the captain spoke the obit
Em 
Till the crew has flew and crow's nest
slips silent beneath the ocean

Verse 10
Am 
We set sail without an anchor,
we count upon that never stop
An anchor's just a coffin nail waiting
for the hammer drop
C 
It holds you by the ankles till it
pulls you to the Acheron
Em 
Trade stable to be able to slip

Verse 11
out under devil's thumb
Am 
Keep your acres,
my home is where my hat is hung
On postcard printed paper and love
notes from the lattice rungs
C 
Blessed are the vagrant,
the lonely are the static ones
Em 
It's every drifter's confirmation,
this world is just ravishing

Verse 12
Am 
I know, it seems like we're all lost
C 
We can follow this river back home
Em 
River back home, river back home
Am 
I know, it seems like we're all lost
But we see the secrets,
we know the unknown
C 
Know the unknown,
Em 
know the unknown
Am 
Keep close, hold my hand girl,
just be strong
We can follow this river right
C 
back to your home
Back to your home, back to your home
Em 
Am 
I know, it seems like we're all lost
But we see the secrets,
we know the unknown
C 
Know the unknown,