The River Always Wins chords by Mark Erelli

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: F#

Intro:

E     Bm  E   Bm   E
Bm  D  A  E


Verse 1:
E                                      Bm
At the diner downtown old timers sit around
E                          Bm
Talk about the flood of ‘42
         E                                                 Bm
How they watched from higher ground, as the water took it down
       D               A           E
Like a verse from the bible come true
                                                    Bm
After losing everything, you could hear the hammers ring
        E                  Bm
As they built it back up again
    E                                    Bm
The mill wheels turned, they kneeled in church
D          A          E
Washed of all their sins
        D      A    E
But the river always wins

Chorus:
E
I come down from the mountain
     A                 D    A
Like judgment from on high
      E
Going home to the ocean
      G
And I don’t give a damn
          A
About the dreams of man
                 E
And I won’t be denied


Interlude:
Bm  E   Bm   E    Bm  D  A  E


Verse 2:
E                                                 Bm
I’ve seen boys with fishing poles and born again souls
E                           Bm
Lovers with their hearts ablaze
     E                                       Bm
I’ve always been there, for the lonely in despair
         D          A       E
I took a few in my dark embrace
                                             Bm
I’ve seen the mills pull out and the jobs go south
         E                       Bm
It ain’t ever been the same way since
          E                                          Bm
For every thing they try to change, I will always remain
        D             A           E
I’ll be damned but I won’t give in
           D      A    E
‘Cause the river always wins


Chorus:
E
I come down from the mountain
     A                 D    A
Like judgment from on high
      E
Going home to the ocean
      G
And I don’t give a damn
          A
About the dreams of man
                 E
And I won’t be denied


Interlude:
Bm  E   Bm   E    Bm  D  A  E
Bm  E   Bm   E    Bm  D  A  E


Chorus:
E
I come down from the mountain
     A                 D    A
Like judgment from on high
      E
Going home to the ocean
      G
And I don’t give a damn
          A
About the dreams of man
                 E
And I won’t be denied


Outro:
Bm  E   Bm   E    Bm  D  A  E