Intro: Bm G A Em Bm G A Bm Em Verse: Bm A G I've been watching the man at the bar With his head in his hands A Bm Em And I think to myself, I was just like you Bm G I can see there are times in your life A When it's way too much for you Bm Em The battles you wear, or the armor you choose Bm D G When I first fill my lungs in the morning A Bm Em I try to remember to say a quiet thank you Bm D G And if I rise with a weight in my heart A Bm Em I like to play myself a sweet little tune Bm G And I feel those coooool rivers A Bm Em Washing all over me Bm D G And I know these smoooooth rhythms A Bm Em Make me move my feet Bm D G Oh you give me those sooooul shivers A Bm Em Taking me back to the days Bm G When music was a life-giver A Bm Em Make a bad man change his ways
Chorus: Bm D G Cool rivers A Bm Em Soul shivers Bm D G I can feel those smooth rhythms A Bm Em Make a bad man change, a bad man change his ways Bm D I've seen men who sleep at the side of the road G With a smile upon their face Instrumental: A Bm Em Verse: Bm D G I heard old men sing with youth in their voice A Bm Em When that old-time record plays Bm I seen young boys learning their first steps G To the sound of those drum breaks A Bm Em Bm And I heard the sound that accompanies G So many first mistakes Instrumental: A Bm Em Chorus: Bm G Still, I feel those coooool rivers A Bm Em Washing all over me Bm D G And I know these smooooooth rhythms A Bm Em Make me move my feet Bm D G Oh you give me those sooooooul shivers A Bm Em Taking me back to the days Bm D G When music was a liiiife-giver A Bm Em Make a bad man change his ways Instrumental: Bm D G A Bm Em Bridge: Bm D G Oh, I see those cooooool rivers A Bm E Sooooul shivers Bm D G I can feel those smooth rhythms A Bm Em Make a bad man change, a bad man change his ways Outro: Bm D G A Bm Em Bm G Bm
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