On The Hudson River chords by Toby Foster

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F# A augmentedA E MajorE


Verse 1:
E MajorE
The sound of the ice cracking on the Hudson River
    C# minorC#m       BB
Is much better than the sound of the ice breaking
                A augmentedA  F#F# G#G# A augmentedA BB
In the basement of some college dorm
    E MajorE               C# minorC#m
And the wind against my face is bitter-cold
       A augmentedA
But it's the bitter things inside me that
BB          E MajorE
Keep me from feeling warm

Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F# A augmentedA E MajorE


Verse 2:
  E MajorE
My mood's no longer changing with the weather
      C# minorC#m
Oh like it used to
           BB
I feel like I've been stuck in this state of disrepair
          A augmentedA  F#F# G#G# A augmentedA BB
Since I turned seventeen
       E MajorE         C# minorC#m
And with the heat on I feel content
  BB              A augmentedA
To ignore all the books I wanna read


Chorus:
       E MajorE    F#F#    A augmentedA   BB
But with the window open I can see outside
    E MajorE          F#F#
See the world that I've been missing
   A augmentedA          BB
Since looking through two closed eyes
    E MajorE        F#F#
And my nose is bound to run, oh
    A augmentedA         BB
But my legs are bound to move
     E MajorE      F#F#
If I can erase these boundaries
    A augmentedA         BB
That convince me that I've got
       E MajorE
Something to lose

Instrumental:
E MajorE F#F# A augmentedA BB (x2)


Verse 3:
E MajorE
And the look in your eyes when you told me
             C# minorC#m
That you love me was much better
         BB
Than the look in mine
BB
As they teared up and I realized
              A augmentedA  F#F# G#G# A augmentedA BB
That it was time to say goodbye
    E MajorE
But the dirt under my fingernails
 C# minorC#m     A augmentedA        BB
Reminds me why I'm not ready to die


Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F# A augmentedA E MajorE


Verse 4:
E MajorE
And my heart's no longer in everything that I do
     C# minorC#m
like I remember it used to be
BB
 But it still feels good to at least be
   A augmentedA     F#F# G#G# A augmentedA BB
Doing something ohhh
    E MajorE               C# minorC#m
And the sound of the ice cracking on the Hudson River
    BB        A augmentedA
Is much better than the sound
      E MajorE       F#F#
Of my heart pounding in my chest
      A augmentedA         BB
And all the thoughts inside my head
     E MajorE      F#F#       A augmentedA  BB
As I lay awake in my bed outside Chicago


Chorus:
    E MajorE        F#F#
And my nose is bound to run oh
    A augmentedA         BB
But my legs are bound to move
    E MajorE       F#F#
If I can escape these boundaries
    A augmentedA         BB       E MajorE  F#F# A augmentedA
And convince myself I've got nothing to lose
   BB       E MajorE  F#F# A augmentedA
I've got nothing to lose
   BB       E MajorE  F#F# A augmentedA
I've got nothing to lose
   BB       E MajorE  F#F# A augmentedA
I've got nothing to lose

E MajorE