The River's Gonna Run
Written by Julie Miller
Recorded by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller
Capo: 2
Key: E
[Intro]
Riff Pt 1 (below)
| D | C D | D | G F D |
[Verse]
D |C D | D |G F D |
I got a hole in my pocket .... I got a tear in my heart
D |C D | D |G F D |
I got a door, I can't unlock it .... I live on shadows in the dark
D |C D | D |G F D |
I hear the sound of a heartbeat .... I hear a secret in the rain
D |C D | D |G F D |
It's like the kiss of a lover .... It's like a stranger knows your name
[Break]
| D | G F D |
[Verse]
D
V1) I'm gonna rock on the water
C D
V2) And dance on the flood
D
V1) I'm gonna lay down with the wind
G F D
V2) --------------------------- And I'm gonna b'lieve like a child
D
V1) I feel the swell of the tempest
C D
V2) ----------------------- I can feel the passion of a soul
D
V1) Like there's a storm comin' in
G F D
V2) --------------------- I can feel a storm goin' wild
[Chorus]
G G D
And when the thunderhead starts beatin' like a drum
D
V2) And the thunder cracks the sky in two
G G A
. The wind is gonna blow and the rain is gonna come
|D | C D | D | G F D |
And the river's gonna run
[Verse]
D
V1) I wanna walk on a wire
C D
V2) ------- I wanna walk an unbroken line
D
V1) I wanna live when I die
G F D
V2) Shake my soul loose from time
D
V1) I wanna ride with the angels
C D
V2) On that invisible street
D
V1) And leave my footprints in the sky
G F D
V2) And feel the stars beneath my feet
[Chorus]
G G D
And when the thunderhead starts beatin' like a drum
D
V2) And the thunder cracks the sky in two
F G A
. The wind is gonna blow and the rain is gonna come
|D | C D | D | G F D | D | C D | D | G F D |
And the river's gonna run
[Bridge]
G G G
. I'm gonna take the train that's gonna get me there
G G
All the tracks behind me are burnin' in the air
G G
The cure is gonna kill me, but I don't care
G
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
|D | C D | D | G F D | D | C D | D | G F D |
I don't care
[Verse]
D
V1) It's like the kiss of a lover
C D
V2) It's like the secret of a rain
D
V1) It's like a stranger knows your name
G
V2) It's like a stranger knows,
F |D | C D | D | G F D | D | C D | D | G F D |
Stranger knows your name
[Outro]
|: D | C D | D | G F D | D | C D | D | G F D :|
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Intro uses Riff pt 1
Verse and breaks use Riff pts 1 and 2
Riff pt 1
D form D C form D D form D G F D
e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|--3-----1--2--|
B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-1-1-0-3--|--3----3--3----3--|--3-----1--3--|
G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-0-0-2--2--|
D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|--0-----3--0--|
A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|--2-----------|
E |------------------|-------------|------------------|--3-----------|
Riff pt 2
D form D C form D D form D D
e |--2----2--2----2--|--0-------2--|--2----2--2----2--|----------2--|
B |--3----3--3----3--|--1-0-1-3-3--|--3----3--3----3--|----------3--|
G |--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0-------2--|--0h2--2--0h2--2--|--0---0-2-2--|
D |--0----0--0----0--|--2-------0--|--0----0--0----0--|----4-----0--|
A |------------------|--3----------|------------------|-------------|
E |------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|