Key: E minor
Verse 1
Em
A
Em
This river
between us
Em
A
Em
He talks,
A
Em
Am
but he mostly has little to say
A
C
D
I beg him to separate
Bm
Em
the truth from the tale
Em
G
This river between us
Em
G
He's standing beside me
C
D
His flights turn a fancy
Em
F
But his fancy excites him
D
Em
So Edward takes heart
A
E
A
He promised he'd restrain himself
D
B
He promised he'd be good
E
A
He promised he'd contain himself
F#
B
As if he ever could
F#dim
C
My father speaks and shooting stars
F
D
F#dim
D
So why don't I believe my father
Em
G
A
Dm
When he says I love you?
F
G
Dm
There's a river between us
F
G
Dm
F
There's a river between us
G
Dm
There's an ocean between
F
G
Dm
F
G
us
This river between us
is selfish and cold
It flows where it wants to,
it can't be controlled
C
Bb
C
Am
My son doesn't want me to be what I am
Dm
Eb
He don't give a damn
Bm
D
G
He only sees what he invents
G
C#m
And always wants to start a fight
Dm
F
And while we stay silent,
Bb
Am
I'll leave him to pon der,
I'll leave him alone
Bb
Em
He'll come to his senses
Am
Dm
Swimming and yet
Bb
Em
He'll drop his defenses
Dm
Bb
Em
And though I can't change him
Am
Dm
Eb
Someday I'll regret
Dm
G
Between us river between us
Dm
G
This river
Dm
F
G
This we have lost
Outro 1
G
Dm
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