Key: D# minor
Verse 1
Em
G
There's a river running
A
Bm
un der the ground
Em
G
Bm
B
That rose along the plain
G
A
Bm
That took my body when I laid it down
B
Em
D
Em
And car ried it far away
G
A
Bm
It's too damn dark for you to see
Em
D
So I did not protest
B
Em
G
My soul shook free,
A
Bm
you can't have me,
B
Em
D
Em
but you may keep the rest.
The waters weep,
G
A
Bm
the sickles grieve,
Em
D
my hands are cold with sweat.
B
G
The eagle screams
A
Bm
with frightened wings,
B
Em
D
The dust does not forget.
Em
There's a river
G
running underground,
Bm
Em
D
Bm
That rolls along the clay,
B
Em
G
A
Bm
That tempts the soul to the ocean cold,
B
Em
D
Em
To it the body laid.
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