Charon Retires chords by Vincent Lima

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
Bm                 D
I met a man out by the river
G
his eyes were sunk by some defeat
Bm7                   D
his boat had washed upon the beachhead
A
the oar was broken at this feet
Bm                     D
he told me he's no longer sailing
G

there's too much love he couldn't keep
Bm                        D
I'm tired of taking out a full boat
A                         D   A
and coming back with only me


Pre-chorus:
G                  Bm                  A
Keep your eyes out on the distance, my boy
G               Bm                    A
you can live in just the outline, you know


Chorus:
                      Bm          D
You think that things are changing
                     A
but they're really moving on
                     Bm          D
you can chase them on this river
                            A    G
but you can't catch what is gone
                       D  A  Bm
just turn around and run, run
G D A
(run)


Verse 2:
Bm                                 D
I walked right past and pushed the boat in
    G
and grabbed the oar next to his feet
Bm                            D
I'm not here searching for advice now
A
your ship is everything I need
    Bm                 D
I'm gonna take this broken ferry
G
I'll make it float with parts of me
Bm                          D
I'll never rescue the whole forest
A
but I can save a single leaf


Chorus:
                 Bm             D
I know that things are changing
                 A
I know they're moving on
                  Bm            D
that's why I'm at this river
                    A      G
I can't catch what is gone
                                 D  A
but I'll chase them as they go, (oh oh)
     Bm          G           D  A
I'll chase them as they go, (oh oh)


Verse 3:
Bm                    G
The ferryman was left in silence
D                          A
with water leaking through the hull
Bm                          G
A sense of purpose spoke first softly
D                       A
until it shouted from the boat
Bm                  G
If I can learn to take this journey,
D                      A
I'll finally nevaigate my grief
Bm                                 G
I'll catch a glimpse of what's still left here
D                        A
and finally tell her she's been seen


Bridge:
Bm                            G
and if I fail to reach the shoreline
D                         A
or if I break beneath the breeze
Bm                     G
let it be known I offered something:
D                      A
I gave up all the love in me


Outro:
Bm                       G
so then the boat hit the horizon
D                          A
as Charon sat there on the beach
Bm                        G
for the first time in all his memory
D                            A
he smiled an d stared out at the sea
Bm                        G
D                         A
Bm