Intro: G D G D Verse 1: G D It don't ever rain here G D The sun just always shines G D Did I wander here one morning Em Or was I left behind? Verse 2: G D The mist comes every dawnin' G D The heat comes every noon G D The dew comes every evening Em But honey, where are you? G D Honey, where are you?
Verse 3: G D I'm a blind man on the river G D Rowing with the tide G D My skin's cold and my bones shiver Em I need you by my side G D I need you by my side Verse 4: G D The current never falters G D The river never bends G D I sleep here at your altar Em And wait for my compense Verse 5: G D I'm younger, now I'm older G D Than I was when I come here G D Each day I wake up in the darkness Em Ready my boat and repeat my prayer G D My boat and repeat my prayer Verse 6: G D I saw a shadow six days running G D In the shape of a man G D It's just the shifting branches of the willow Em As the wind crosses the bottom land Verse 7: G D Your eyes, they can play tricks on you G D Out of the water, the moon appears G D In the river's deep reflection Em I see your face, my dear G D I see your face, my dear G D I'm a blind man on the river Em D Rowing with the tide Verse 8: G D I tie my boat up in the evening G D To the branches of a birch tree G D I woke to a shining angel above me Em Her wings rustlin' in the eaves Verse 9: G D Her voice had fell inside me G D Like the night upon my cheek G D The distant plains of Jordan Em D Lie lit beneath the pale moon's peak Verse 10: G D I listen for the whippoorwill singing G D It's just silence all night through G D Just the sound of my oars in the water Em Honey, where are you? G D I'm a blind man on the river G D Rowing with the tide Outro: G D Em G D G D G D Em G D G D
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