River Road

D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Every year about this time I think of leaving D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus But every year about this time I never go D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus I'm the only one I am deceiving D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus This town sinks its teeth in deep and it don't let go D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Folks 'round here they've given up on salvation D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus They'll settle for whatever's second best D/F# D/G A7sus High hopes turn into lowered expectations D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Me, I'm no different I guess G A7 D Sometimes I walk the river road G A7 Bm And wonder just where the river flows G A7 A#7 G I don't guess I'll find the strength to go G G/F# A7sus 'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town G G/F# A7sus D/F# It's the closest thing to home I've ever known D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Like a ghost town never quite abandoned D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Haunted by a host of broken dreams D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus The first November snow will leave you stranded D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus 'Till the days turn into months, then into years G A7 D Sometimes I walk the river road G A7 Bm And wonder what's beneath the undertow G A7 A#7 G I don't guess I'll find the strength to go G G/F# A7sus 'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town G G/F# A7sus D/F# It's the closest thing to home I've ever known C Cadd9 G D/F# G A7sus Every year about this time I get that feeling D/F# G A7sus I don't recognize my own face in the mirror D/F# G A7sus The only thing my reflection is revealing D/F# G A7sus Is the boy who dreamed so high has disappeared D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus So tomorrow I'll go fishing on the river D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus On the ice that won't be melted until June D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Couple cans of Bud and a TV dinner D/F# D/G D/F# A7sus Settle down for another year or two G A7 D Sometimes I walk the river road G A7 Bm And wonder just where the river rolls G A7 A#7 G I don't guess I'll find the strength to go G G/F# A7sus D/F# 'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town G G/F# A7sus D/F# It's the closest thing to home I've ever D/F# D