Garth Brooks – The River (Guitar)

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Acoustic Ballad Interpretation by Buenofine Dayao Calse [Intro] G A G A G A G A D Dsus2 D [Verse 1]
(D)                       Dsus2 D         G             D
You know a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows.

         G               D/F#             Em             A
And a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes

            D
Trying to learn from what's behind him

            Bm               G
And never knowing what's in store

            D
Makes each day a constant battle

          A                D
Just to stay between the shores.
[Chorus 1]
(D)               Dsus2 D            G         D
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

        G            D/F#         Em           A
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

            D                    G
I'll never reach my destination if I never try

           D                        A          D Dsus2 D
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
[Verse 2]
(D)                     Dsus2 D            G            D
Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away

              G            D/F#       Em           A
'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today

               D                         Bm            G
So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied

  D                              A                 D
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.
[Chorus 2]
(D)               Dsus2 D           G          D
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

        G            D/F#        Em            A
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

             D                              G
I'll never reach my destination if I never try

           D                       A           D Dsus2 D
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
[Bridge]
D   Dsus2 D        Bm                 G
       And there's bound to be rough waters

              D                   G
       And I know I'll take some falls

                     Em               D/F#
       But with the good Lord as my captain

              G                    A        (changing key into E)
       I can make it through them all...
[Final Chorus] (no chords played or single strum on each chord during the first 2 lines)
           (E)                     (A)        (E)
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry,

       (A)          (E/G#)      (F#m)         (B)
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

             E                  A
I'll never reach my destination if I never try

           E                              B        E     A
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.

             E
Yes, I will sail my vessel

           B         A
'Til the river runs dry...

                     E
'Til the river runs dry.