[Verse 1]
G F C
I am just a child in the sun
G F C
Just another soul on the run
G F C
One more of your unwanted sons
D
Tell me where can I go
G F C C x2
[Verse 2]
G F C
I had a line I tried for a while
G F C
Now I'm walkin mile after mile
G F C
On my face no trace of a smile
D
Why does time pass so slow
G F C C x2
[Verse 3]
G F C
I have no ties my hands are unbound
G F C
There is no friend no love I have found
G F C
I have no ups I'm fixed to the ground
D
Tell me river where you flow.
[Chorus]
G F C
Take me down to the river
G F C
Take me down to the sea
G F C
Where I can drown all my sorrows
G D Em C
Wash all my trouble away
G D G
Watch all my cares sail away
[Instrumental]
C G F F x6
G F C C x2
[Verse 4]
G F C
I am just a child in the sun
G F C
Just another soul on the run
G F C
One more of your unwanted sons
D
Tell me where can I go
[Chorus]
G F C
Take me down to the river
G F C
Take me down to the sea
G F C
Where I can drown all my sorrows
G D Em C
Wash all my trouble away
G D G
Watch all my cares sail away