(Play the first part of the intro three times
and the second part once. It is slightly different.)
[Intro 1]
G G
e|-------3----------3----|-------3-----------3----|
B|----------3----------3-|----------3-----------3-|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----2-----------2------|----2-----------2-------|
E|-3-----------3---------|-3-----------3----------|
D C
e|------10---------10----|-------8-----------8----|
B|---------10---------10-|----------8-----------8-|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------| x3
A|----9----------9-------|----7-----------7-------|
E|-10---------10---------|-8-----------8----------|
[Intro 2]
G D
e|-------3----------3----|------10---------10-----|
B|----------3----------3-|---------10---------10--|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----2-----------2------|----9----------9--------|
E|-3-----------3---------|-10---------10----------|
C C
e|-------8----------8----|-------8-----------8----|
B|----------8----------8-|----------8-----------8-|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|----7----------7-------|----7-----------7-------|
E|-8----------8----------|-8-----------8----------|
[Verse 1]
G D C
Whenever you go, whenever you’re leaving me
G D C
Will I know, what my feelings would be
G D C G D
Will I smile, and see you shaping your own life
C
Or will I cry
[Verse 2]
G D C
Now I go and I tell you why
G D C
See, the river flows but you don’t have to cry
G
My heart stays here
D C G
You’re my source and I’m your little child
D C
All of my life
[Chorus]
C G D
If you don’t mind I’ll sing a song about you, about me
C G D
And I’ll write you these words cause I care honestly
C G D C
And the water needs to go its way to the sea
G D
This way is you and me
[Verse 3]
G D C
And this is home, and I fear to go
G D C
Is it right, is it wrong I don’t know
G D C
When I made you grow, I made you walk on this ground
G D C
It’s time to let you gooooo
[Chorus]
C G D
If you don’t mind I’ll sing a song about you, about me
C G D
And I’ll write you these words cause I care honestly
C G D C
And the water needs to go its way to the sea
G D C
This way is you and meeeee
G D C
ouh, ouh, ouuuuh
G D C
ouh, ouh, ouuuuh
G D C
oh, oh, oooooh, lalalala
G D
ouh, ouh, ouuuuh
[Outro]
C G D
If you don’t mind I’ll sing a song about you, about me
C G D C G
And I’ll write you these words cause I care honestly