C River, river, carry me onC Living river, carry me onF/C C River, river, carry me onB/C C To the place where I come fromC F/D C/E F C 1. So deep, so wide, will you take me on your back for a rideC G/B Am F C If I should fall, would you swallow me deep insideC F/D G/B C F C River, show me how to float, I feel like I'm sinking downAm/C C Em/B G/B F C Thought that I could get alongC Am/F D/Gb Fmaj7/G Dm/G C R: But here in this water, my feet won't touch the groundC Am/F D/Gb Fmaj7/G Dm/G C I need something to turn myself around 2. Going away, away toward the sea River deep, can you lift up and carry me Oh roll on through the heartland 'Til the sun has left the sky River, river, carry me high R: But here in this water... 'Til the washing of the water, make it all alright Let your waters reach me, like she reached me tonightAm C/G Fmaj7 *: Letting go, it's so hard, the way it's hurting nowD/Gb E/Ab Am To get this love untiedC/G Fmaj7 So tough to stay with this thing, cos if I follow throughD/Gb E/Ab Am I face what I deniedC/G I'll get those hooks out of meFmaj7 D/Gb E/Ab Am And I'll take out the hooks that I sunk deep in your sideC/G Fmaj7 C Kill that fear of emptiness, that loneliness I hide R: But here in this water... River, oh river, river running deep Bring me something that will let me get to sleep In the washing of the water will you take it all away Bring me something to take this pain away