Rivers Run Karine Polwart

Rivers Run

Karine Polwart

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0:00 2:57
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 6/8
Key: C
Capo:
Fret 2
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

| C |

[Intro]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | - - - |
| - - - |

[Verse 1]
           C
This weary Earth we walk upon
                            G
She will endure when we are gone
               Am       G6       C
While kingdoms come and kingdoms go
       C       G      C
Rivers run and rivers flow
           C
You know I don't believe it's true
                                   G
That in this world there's nothing new
            Am       G6     C
For darling you have just begun
       C        G      C
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Chorus]
Am     G6    C             G
And if those rivers should ever run dry
F Am        G6  C               Em  F
  Somewhere the rain will still fall
           Em  F         C
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 2]
           C
When I'm beguiled by the fear
                             G
That darker days are drawing near
            Am    G6       C
My darling, you seduce the sun
       C        G      C
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Interlude]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - |

[Chorus]
Am     G6    C             G
And if those rivers should ever run dry
F Am        G6  C               Em  F
  Somewhere the rain will still fall
           Em  F         C
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 3]
             C
This wounded Earth we walk upon
                            G
She will endure when we are gone
            Am        G6      C
But still I pray that you may know
           C       G      C
How rivers run and rivers flow

[Chorus]
Am     G6    C             G
And if those rivers should ever run dry
F Am        G6  C               Em  F
  Somewhere the rain will still fall
           Em  F         C
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 4]
              C
So I cross my heart and hope to live
Just long enough that I can give
It all to you, my darling one
                       Am
Rivers flow and rivers run
   G6      C
My darling one
       C        G      C
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Outro]
| C  - -  | - - - | - - - | G - - |
| Am - G6 | C - - | C - G | C - - |

Bars

| C |

[Intro]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | - - - |
| - - - |

[Verse 1]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - |

This weary Earth we walk upon
She will endure when we are gone
While kingdoms come and kingdoms go
Rivers run and rivers flow
You know I don't believe it's true
That in this world there's nothing new
For darling you have just begun
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Chorus]
        | Am - G6 | C - - | G  - - |
| F - - | Am - G6 | C - - | Em - - |
| F - - | Em - -  | F - - | C  - - |
| - - - |

And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 2]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - |

When I'm beguiled by the fear
That darker days are drawing near
My darling, you seduce the sun
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Interlude]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - |

[Chorus]
        | Am - G6 | C - - | G  - - |
| F - - | Am - G6 | C - - | Em - - |
| F - - | Em - -  | F - - | C  - - |
| - - - |

And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 3]
        | C  - -  | - - - | - - - |
| G - - | Am - G6 | C - - | C - G |
| C - - |

This wounded Earth we walk upon
She will endure when we are gone
But still I pray that you may know
How rivers run and rivers flow

[Chorus]
        | Am - G6 | C - - | G  - - |
| F - - | Am - G6 | C - - | Em - - |
| F - - | Em - -  | F - - | C  - - |
| - - - |

And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall
Will still fall from the sky

[Verse 4]
          | C - - | - - - | - - - |
| -  - -  | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| Am - G6 | C - - | C - G | C - - |

So I cross my heart and hope to live
Just long enough that I can give
It all to you, my darling one
Rivers flow and rivers run
My darling one
Rivers flow and rivers run

[Outro]
| C  - -  | - - - | - - - | G - - |
| Am - G6 | C - - | C - G | C - - |

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