[Intro]
Bm G A Em Bm G
A Bm Em
[Verse]
Bm A G
I've been watching the man at the bar
With his head in his hands
A Bm Em
And I think to myself, I was just like you
Bm G
I can see there are times in your life
A
When it's way too much for you
Bm Em
The battles you wear, or the armor you choose
Bm D G
When I first fill my lungs in the morning
A Bm Em
I try to remember to say a quiet thank you
Bm D G
And if I rise with a weight in my heart
A Bm Em
I like to play myself a sweet little tune
Bm G
And I feel those coooool rivers
A Bm Em
Washing all over me
Bm D G
And I know these smoooooth rhythms
A Bm Em
Make me move my feet
Bm D G
Oh you give me those sooooul shivers
A Bm Em
Taking me back to the days
Bm G
When music was a life-giver
A Bm Em
Make a bad man change his ways
[Chorus]
Bm D G
Cool rivers
A Bm Em
Soul shivers
Bm D G
I can feel those smooth rhythms
A Bm Em
Make a bad man change, a bad man change his ways
Bm D
I've seen men who sleep at the side of the road
G
With a smile upon their face
[Instrumental]
A Bm Em
[Verse]
Bm D G
I heard old men sing with youth in their voice
A Bm Em
When that old-time record plays
Bm
I seen young boys learning their first steps
G
To the sound of those drum breaks
A Bm Em
Bm
And I heard the sound that accompanies
G
So many first mistakes
[Instrumental]
A Bm Em
[Chorus]
Bm G
Still, I feel those coooool rivers
A Bm Em
Washing all over me
Bm D G
And I know these smooooooth rhythms
A Bm Em
Make me move my feet
Bm D G
Oh you give me those sooooooul shivers
A Bm Em
Taking me back to the days
Bm D G
When music was a liiiife-giver
A Bm Em
Make a bad man change his ways
[Instrumental]
Bm D G
A Bm Em
[Bridge]
Bm D G
Oh, I see those cooooool rivers
A Bm E
Sooooul shivers
Bm D G
I can feel those smooth rhythms
A Bm Em
Make a bad man change, a bad man change his ways
[Outro]
Bm D G
A Bm Em
Bm G
Bm
E Em