River — Natalie Merchant

Chords and lyrics for River by Natalie Merchant (key of G).

Intro

[Cmaj7] [Am7]
[G] [Am7]
[C] [G]

Verse 1

[G]Young and strong Hollywood son
[Am]in the early morning light
[C]this star fell down on [G]Sunset Boulevard
[G]young and strong beautiful one
[Am]we embraced so close
[C]is gone
[G]was torn away
[D]let the youth of America mourn
[C]include him in their prayers
[D]let his image linger on
[C]repeat it everywhere

Chorus 1

[Cmaj7]with candles, with [Am7]flowers
[Cmaj7]he was one of [Am7]ours
[Cmaj7]one of [G]ours
[Am7]why don't you let him be?
[C]he's gone
[G]we know
give his mother and his father peace
your vulture's candor
your casual slander
[Am]you murder his memory
[C]he's gone
[G]we know
it's nothing but a tragedy

Verse 2

[D]lay to rest your soul and body
[C]lay beside your name
[D]lay to rest your rage
[C]your hunger and amazing grace

Chorus 2

[Cmaj7]with candles, with [Am7]flowers
[Cmaj7]you were one of [Am7]ours
[Cmaj7]one of [G]ours

Verse 3

[Cmaj7]I saw cameras expose your life
[Cmaj7]I heard rumors explode with [Am7]lies
[Cmaj7]I saw children in tears
[Am11]cry and crowd around the [D]sight
of where you had collapsed that day
[C]where your last breath and word
[D]had been sighed
[C]where your heart had burst
[D]where you had died
[C]Where you had died
[D]Where you had died
[C]Where you had died

Verse 4

[D]I saw how they were lost in grieving
[C]all half believing you were gone
[D]Oh the loss and pain of it
crime and shame of it
[C]you were gone
[D]it was such a nightmare raving,
how could we save him
[C]from himself?