River

	  		 

 

G 
Walking by the river, whole way home 
                             C 
Put together, summer clothes 

Singing loud enough to wake the dead 
                                Em 
Out of tune and out of breath 
                               C 
And my head on the wrong way round 


G                                    
Every careless word, I take it back 
                                         C 
My tongue was loose, my tongue was slack 

At 10 to 3 I tried to plead 
                            Em 
My voice got lost in the insistent beat 

Left incomplete 
                                       C         (B) 
Persist with me, eventually I'll come good 


G 
We used to talk, you used to have me round 
I used to sing for you 
     C        
But now it's not the same, I sing quietly again 
               Em 
You shrink my world into a fist 
You stay mad and I'll stay pissed 
               C               B 
And I'll stay here 

Every careless word, I take it back 
My tongue was loose, my tongue was slack 
At 10 to 3 I try to plead 
My voice got lost in the insistent beat 
Left incomplete 
Persist with me, eventually I'll come good 

              Em                   D  
You should clasp your hands and pray 
                  C 
You brought the pain 
         Em               D               C      
If you love me lightly, I'd love you the same 
     G             /             C    /      / Em   / C 
In time 

Walking by the river, whole way home 
Put together, summer clothes 
Singing loud enough to wake the dead 
Not enough now that you've left 
My head on the wrong way round 

             Em                    D 
You should clasp your hands and pray 
                 C  
You brought the pain 
        Em               D                 C            G    /   C    /   Em    C  
If you love me lightly, I'd love you the same 
O the sky could fall tonight on South Street…