Cifras
The River

Tono: A

Introducción:

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I stood and watched my Daddy die
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No one could help his plight
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He was trying to save our home
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On the day that the river rose
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It came alive I heard them say
                      RIFF #1
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"There was nothing we could do as he washed away"
RIFF #1
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the core of it
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Running from the heart of it
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VERSE 2
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I'm a man now, but I'm only seven
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It's been hard since Daddy went to heaven
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"We're staying now," my mother said
Gtr2:RIFF #1
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"He worked this land his life is here."
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart of it
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SOLO
  (v=vibrato)
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VERSE 3
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Won't you follow me late at night
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To the river when the moon is bright
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We can wash our sorrows down
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Underneath that shining round
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Sitting in the still night air
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Can't you feel our Daddy there
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There's life and death in all this power
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Underneath these shining stars
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart of it
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Right into the cause of it
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Running from the heart...
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OUTRO
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(violin outro)