Rio Talari

[Intro ]
D G 
D G 

 
     G               C 
As a babe, my momma held me close 
     G                  C 
As a babe her love was real 
      G              C 
And today, my mama holds me close 
      G                  C 
And today she loves me still 
 

 
          C                       G 
As I bow down to the river. I bow down to my soul 
       C                       G 
As I sing to the river and I sing to my soul 
           D 
Hear this song 
           G 
From the river 
            D            G 
Hear this song, from my soul 
 

 
      G                 C 
As a babe, my father through a jubilee 
      G                   C 
As a babe, the firstborn son 
      G         C 
And today, generations breathe through me 
      G              C 
For today, I am the one 
 

 
          C                       G 
As I bow down to the river. I bow down to my soul 
       C                       G 
As I sing to the river and I sing to my soul 
           D 
Hear this song 
           G 
From the river 
            D            G 
Hear this song, from my soul 
 

 
D              G 
Rio rio Talari Talari rio 
D              G 
Rio rio Talari Talari rio 
  D  G 
Tala-ri 
  D  G 
Tala-ri 
 

 
       G          C 
As a babe I was born from the earth 
       G            C 
As a babe, I came alive 
      G          C 
And today is the day of my birth 
      G           C 
As I take, this breath of life 
 

 
          C                       G 
As I bow down to the river. I bow down to my soul 
       C                       G 
As I sing to the river and I sing to my soul 
           D 
Hear this song 
           G 
From the river 
            D            G 
Hear this song, from my soul 
 

Outro 
           D 
Hear this song 
           G 
From the river 
            D            G 
Hear this song, from my soul