Band The River Hymn Lyrics

The River Hymn Lyrics

The ladies would put the baskets on the table

F                 |BbC      
  |D-          |G-  FA

 And the men would sit beneath a shady tree

 
 |Bb            |FC        |D-     |D-C  |

The children would listen to a
fable

Bb             |A-                  |44 G7  | | meter

While
something else came through to     me

   |F    Bb     |FC BbD    |F    
Bb       |FC  BbD

The river got no end,    just roll around the bend

    |F      Bb      |FC         Bb      |F    |Bb

Then pretty soon the
women would all join in

            |F        |F

On the river
hymn...



   |CG         E        |C            |FA        |FF  |

The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river

CG    E  
   |C                  |FA    |C    |F

We are gathered here to give a
little thanks  thanks



   |34 Bb      |FC        |D-    |D- D E
|

The voice of the rapids will echo

F        |BbC        |D-      
|G-  FA |

  And ricochet like an old water well

Bb   |FC        
|D-     |D-C  |

Who d ever want to let go

Bb      |A-            
|44 G7  | | meter

Once you sit beneath its spell

    |F        Bb  
     |FC BbD |F         Bb      |FC  BbD

It's dark and wide and deep,    
towards the sea it creeps

   |F         Bb      |FC     Bb  |F    |Bb

I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin

                 |F        |F 
D  |

To play the river hymn...



G                    |G     C 
    |

You can ride on it or drink it

F           |  G  GB |

Poison it or dam it

C             |          F  FA  |

Fish in it
and wash in it

Bb                    |C

Swim in it and you can die
in it

               |F     |C  |F  ||

Run, you river, run



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