When Rivers Rise

Em Em Em Em Em Em C D C C D D Em Em Peace in the valley has gone, Em Now the weather rolls in from the west; C Storm clouds o’er the Pacific D Em Will soon put our shores to the test. Em Another Indian summer is over, C D Em …Here comes the rain; C It's British Columbia's trademark D Em Come back to haunt us again. D Em C Em Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends, C Em B Wait there and pray that when it all ends Em D Something's left of what you've struggled for, C D Something to keep you strong, B Em A reason to carry on. Em Em Em 2x Em It's been hard driving rain for days, Em With a forecast as bleak as the sky; C And the fear in the people and the raging river D Em Do both in accordance rise. Em The order came down to evacuate Em All those from the danger zone; C Some walked away from a living D Em And some walked away from their home. D Em C Em Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends, C Em B Wait there and pray that when it all ends Em D Something's left of what you've struggled for, C D Something to keep you strong, B Em A reason to carry on. Em Em Em C D Em Em C D C Em D D Em Em On a path of destruction, C D Em …Fueled by the rain; C D C An act of God or science, D Em There's no one to take the blame. Em For a flood that swept through the valley C D Em …And swallowed the land; C D C With all her power and fury, D Em Well you'd swear that she'd been damned. D Em C Em Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends, C Em B Wait there and pray that when it all ends Em D Something's left of what you've struggled for, C D Something to keep you strong, B Em A reason to carry on. Em Em Em 2x