Jars of Clay – There Is A River (Guitar)

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[Intro]
           F                     C
There is a river that washes you clean

           F                                  C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been

                   Am                      D 
Blood that was spilled, although not your own,
[Verse 1]
                 Am
For all of your tears

         F                         C
Are the wages for things you have done

                   Am
And all of those nights

        F                           G
Spent alone in the darkness of your mind

        F       Em  Am  Am/G
Give it up, Let go

          F                                G
These are things you were never meant to shoulder
[Chorus]
           F                     C
There is a river that washes you clean

           F                                  C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been

                   Am                      D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own

                  F                G
For all of those tears, love will atone
[Verse 2]
                  Am
So, give up the right

      F                                  C
To control the waves that empty out your life

             Am
Above wild skies

         F                               G
Are the rays that break the shadows we design

        F       Em  Am  Am/G
Give it up, Let go

          F                                C
These are things you were never meant to shoulder

        F       G
Give it up, let go
[Chorus]
           F                     C
There is a river that washes you clean

           F                                  C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been

                   Am                      D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own

                  F                 G
For all of these things, love will atone
[Bridge]
F                    Em                 Am
I know the world can turn in different ways

F                       Em               Am
Most of the time, we're simply hanging on

    F                  Em            Am
And under the signs of how we all behave

F                                   G
We might find the place where we belong
[Instrumental] F Em Am Am/G F Em Am Am/G F Em Am Am/G F G [Chorus]
           F                     C
There is a river that washes you clean

           F                                  C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been

                   Am                      D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own

                  F                 C
For all of these things, love will atone

                   F                         C
For all of those nights, that you cried all alone

                 F                Cmaj7
For all of your tears, love will atone