Natalie Merchant - River

natalie merchant – river
tigerlily , 1995
chords taken directly from songbook .

Cmaj7 – 000233
Am7 – x02013
G – 320033
Am – x03320
D – xx0232
C – 332010
Am11 – x00210

intro – Cmaj7 Am7 G Am7 C G
G
young and strong hollywood son
Am
in the early morning light
C G
this star fell down on sunset boulevard
G
young and strong beautiful one
Am
we embraced so close
C
is gone
G
was torn away
D
let the youth of america mourn
C
include him in their prayers
D
let his image linger on
C
repeat it everywhere

Cmaj7 Am7

Cmaj7 Am7
with candles , with flowers
Cmaj7 Am7
he was one of ours
Cmaj7 G
one of ours
Am7
why don’t you let him be?
C
he’s gone

we know
G
give his mother and his father peace

your vulture’s candor

your casual slander
Am
you murder his memory
C
he’s gone

we know
G
it’s nothing but a tragedy
D
lay to rest your soul and body
C
lay beside your name
D
lay to rest your rage
C
your hunger and amazing grace
Cmaj7 Am7
with candles , with flowers
Cmaj7 Am7
you were one of ours
Cmaj7 G
one of ours
Cmaj7 Am
i saw cameras expose your life
Cmaj7 Am7
i heard rumors explode with lies
Cmaj7
i saw children in tears
Am11 D
cry and crowd around the sight
C
of where you had collapsed that day
D
where your last breath and word
C
had been sighed
D
where your heart had burst
C
where you had died
D
where you had died
C
where you had died

D
i saw how they were lost in grieving
C
all half believing you were gone
D
oh the loss and pain of it

crime and shame of it
C
you were gone
D
it was such a nightmare raving ,

“how could we save him
C
from himself?”

repeat and fade