Key: G
Introduction:
G C G C
verse 1
G C
He air was swaying round the first guitar I remember
G C
We crossed the river by the Ostrum wall 'neath the stars
G D
To where the wedding filled the hall
Em D4 D
My father sang a song
Em G C G
Crossing the river, caught in the rain
C G C G
Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain
Link
G C G C
verse 2
G C
Chased Cathy round the trestles at the edge of the eightsome
G C
We watched the lovers round the lodge at the edge of the sea
G D
White lights and wooden boards
Em D4 D
We watched the village take the floor
Em G C G
Crossing the river, caught in the rain
C G C G
Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain
Link
G C G C
Bridge
G G6 G
There is so much I could say to you, but
G G6 G
Tonight I'm sticking to the past like glue
G G6 G
When life gets tough, when times get hard
G G6 G
You have to know exactly who you are
G G6 G
Arm in arm, hand in hand
G G6 G
You take this woman, you take this man
F G
Spirit dancing evermore
F G
Endless circles round the floor
Link
G C G C
verse 3
G C
Last night I drove my children down by the river
G C
Past the windows of the hall and the dusts of our years
G D
Then the radio came on
Em D4 D
They said "someone's playing our song"
Em G C G
Crossing the river, caught in the rain
C G C G
Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain
Outro
C G C G
Crossing the river, caught in the rain
C G C G
Crossing the rhythm, caught (caught, caught) in the rain
C G
Crossing the river
G
Mark W