Paul Simon – The Riverbank (Guitar)
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Words and music by Paul Simon
From the album "Stranger to Stranger"
Time Sig: 2/2 140 BPM
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of night Edim/D D5 Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning light D The price already paid, a son gone to the grave A7 D5 D Now the sorrowful parade to the riverbank
[Verse 2]
D Must be half the county come down to the riverbank Edim/D D High school is closed, same for the local police D G/D Gm Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing “Amazing Grace” D5 A7 D Will the shallow river waters bring us peace
[Chorus]
Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to run D Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gun D Dm It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone D Edim/D It’s a long walk home G A long walk home D D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk home D From the riverbank
[Bridge]
D Is there any reason why the black pine should not weep Edim/D Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could not sleep D G/D Gm D5 And the nightmares when they came, like poison to the brain A7 D Reminded him again life is cheap
[Chorus]
Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to run D Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gun D Dm It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone D Edim/D It’s a long walk home G A long walk home D D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk home D From the riverbank
[Verse 3]
D G D G Army dude’s mama at the edge of the river D Edim/D Limp as a rag, American flag in her arms D G Then a triangle of light kissed the red and blue and white D A7 Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms
[Outro]
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