Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A minorAm D MajorD x2
Verse 1:
A minorAm FF E minorEm G+G D MajorD G+G A minorAm
No sound of a dog bark, only distant hum of cars and wind and dry leaves falling
FF E minorEm G+G
Where the light falls slant, she holds the river in her hands
D MajorD DmDm A minorAm
November hits the ground, a blanket of yellow and brown
FF E minorEm G+G
The rushing of the water drowns out birdsong and highway sound
DmDm A minorAm
She's wringing out sun-drenched hair
Chorus 1:
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Find her by the river alone
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
She turns to water, he turns to stone
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Stars above her, how they shone
G+G
Watching over
Instrumental:
A minorAm D MajorD x2
Verse 2:
A minorAm FF E minorEm
The current pulls at her bare feet and her legs
G+G
Up come a cool breeze
D MajorD G+G A minorAm
The arched trees bend in closer watching
A minorAm FF E minorEm
She let the wind run his fingers through her hair
G+G A minorAm
She let the sun touch her skin
D MajorD A minorAm
Young brown golden
Chorus 2:
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
He found her by the river alone
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
She turned to water, he turned to stone
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Stars above her, how they shone
G+G
Watching over
Instrumental:
D MajorD A minorAm FF E minorEm G+G D MajorD G+G A minorAm
Verse 3:
A minorAm FF E minorEm
Driving rain at night holds its breath under bridges
G+G D MajorD G+G A minorAm
The road hisses as he slows to leave the highway
FF E minorEm G+G
Streetlights shine on power lines, rain hangs like diamonds
D MajorD A minorAm
A augmentedA necklace for a heavy sky on a windless night
Chorus 2:
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
He found her by the river alone
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
She turned to water, he turned to stone
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Stars above her, how they shone
G+G
Watching over
Verse 4:
A minorAm FF
Blue smoke in the backyard
E minorEm G+G
Snaking high above the barn
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Cold blanket of stars pulls in closer
A minorAm
The colder they are
Outro:
D MajorD A minorAm