Across The River

G Em Well I dove into that river C G D To see what I could find C G D G And the water it rolled on top of me C D And the stars refused to shine G Em Well I swam until I could not swim C G D Then I swam a little more C G D G And the current held me like a lover’s arms C D And then it left me on the shore G Em Then I stood and looked to from where I came C G D The place where I was born C G D G But it seemed to me only half is real C D Like the dark and distant storm G Em And I breathed the air around me C G D I felt my heart beat new C G D G For I left my home and I nearly drowned C D G For a glimpse of something few have ever seen G C G C G D C G C G C D G Em Then I walked up from the shoreline C G D To a city shining bright C G D G And I walked the streets of that lovely place C D Till the coming of the night G Em But there were no voices speaking C G D There was not a soul around C G D G So I sat alone on an empty throne C D In the middle of that town C G And I said oh my, oh me C G D Oh me, oh my C G D G There’s a river that runs between the sun C D And the darkness of our lives C G You can hit the road or stay in bed C G D You can sink or swim or fight C G D G But when all of this is said and done C D G You gon’ walk so gently still into that night G C G C G D C G C G C D G Em Then I sat so still and silent C G D With my head hanging low C G D G And an emptiness like a barren field C D You know it settled round my soul G Em Then a man appeared before me C G D Though I tried, I can’t deny C G D G That he had my father’s face and hands C D But his eyes shone like the sky G Em He said my son, you’ve come too soon C G D You better get on outta here C G D G You know I’d let you stay but round here a day C D Is much like a thousand years G Em And your heart is like a diamond C G D It splits the light in two C G D G And you’ll only shine for a certain time C D Till you’re swallowed up in blue C G And I said oh my, oh me C G D Oh me, oh my C G D G There’s a river that runs between the sun C D And the darkness of our lives C G You can hit the road or stay in bed C G D You can sink or swim or fight C G D G But when all of this is said and done C D G You gon’ walk so gently still into that night G C G C G D C G C G C D G Em So I dove into that river C G D Again a second time C G D G And the water rolled on top of me C D And the stars refused to shine G Em Then I swam until I could not swim C G D And I sank just like a stone C G D G When I woke again I was laying in C D My bed inside my home G Em Then I walked out to the city streets C G D With the voices high and bright C G D G And I breathed the air without a care C D And I walked so gently still G Into that light G C G C G D C G C G C D G C G