Chris Knight - The River's Own guitar chord

The River's Own

Chris Knight

Capo on 3

C F C

The lines on my father's face

G C

Ran deep as creek beds on our place

F

And the river ran right through his

C

soul

G C

But I know at times it took its toll

F

When the crops would flood we lived on fish

C G C

But never did my father wish

F C

To leave the land his life flowed from

G C

The river and my dad were one

Chorus:

Am F

And I'm one of the rivers' own

G

It's current down inside me is

Am C

strong

C G Am

And it's up to me to carry on

F G C

'Cause I'm one of the river's own

As a kid I watched the river flow

Yeah, I admired the way it rocked and rolled

Dad was proud I was a river rat

But that's where our common ground ended at

'Cause I seen those city lights downstream

And they drew me in whan I was seventeen

I went everywhere that river runs

Yeah, me and that river we were one

Chorus

Two years ago dad passed away

And I'll never forget that mournful day

Then a lawyer read me out his will

It said "Son, it's time for you to be still".

Then a week ago a government man

Tried to pay me off to flood our land

And I did ust what my dad would've done

'Cause me and that river we are one

Chorus