Waiting For The River chords by Merry Hell

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G G G G
G G D C

Verse 1:
G    G   Am         Am
We come from a working class town,
C        C        G      C
 But there’s no work around here to be found,
G     G        Am       Am
Walk these streets, there’s nowhere left to go,
C       C        G        G
 I’ll stay inside again, just feeling so cold.

Chorus:
    G    Am
You’ll find, I know,
      C            G
We’re just waiting for the wind to blow,
   G         Am
Hold tight, don’t let go,
      C
We’re just waiting for the river,
 D            G  G
Waiting for the river to flow.

Bridge:
G G G G
G G D C

Verse 2:
G      G    Am        Am
Dreams will come, and dreams will leave,
C        C         G         C
 Lookin’ for a better place where hopes can breathe,
G    G   Am            Am
Be the one, to change the way things are,
C    C         G      G
 No returning now, we’ve gone too far.

Chorus:
    G            Am
You’ll find (you’ll find), sometimes (sometimes),
      C           G
We’re just waiting for the sun to shine,
   G        Am
Hold on (hold on), my dear (my dear),
      C
We’re just waiting for the weather,
 D             G  G
Waiting for the weather to clear.

Bridge:
G G G G
G G D C

Verse 3:
G    G   Am         Am
We come from a working class town,
C       C       G      C
 But when I look at you I feel so proud,
G      G   Am          Am
All of the weeks, as the darkness falls,
C      C       G       G
 We stand together as the night comes on.

Chorus:
   G             Am
Don’t break (don’t break), your heart (your heart),
       C            G
You’re just waiting for your life to start,
    G           Am
Don’t waste (don’t waste), today (today),
      C             G
There’s a time for you to be on your way,
    G             Am
Don’t close (don’t close), your eyes (your eyes),
       C            G
You’re just waiting for the tide to rise,
   G           Am
Let go (let go), free your soul (free your soul),
       C
You’re just rollin’ with the river,
 Am           D             G  G
Rollin’ with the river, rollin’ with the river to home.

Outro:
      G     G
Na na na na na, na na
      G     G
Na na na na na, na na
      G     G   D D
Na na na na na, na na, na na na
      G     G
Na na na na na, na na
      G     G
Na na na na na, na na
      G     G   D C G
Na na na na na, na na, na na na