One Tree Hill — U2
Chords and lyrics for One Tree Hill by U2 (key of C).
Intro
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[Bb] [F] [C] [C]
Verse 1
[C]We turn away to face the cold, enduring [F]chill
[Bb]As the day begs the [F]night
for mercy, [C]love
[C]The sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only [F]scars
[Bb]Carved into [F]stone
on the face of [C]it
[C]The moon is up and over One Tree [F]Hill
[Bb]We see the sun go down in your [F]eyes [C]
Chorus
[Bb]You run like a [F]river, on like the [C]sea
[Bb]You run like a [F]river runs to the [C]sea
Verse 2
[C]And in the world a heart of darkness, a [F]fire-zone
[Bb]Where poets speak their [F]heart
then bleed for [C]it
[C]Jara sang, his song a weapon, in the hands of [F]one
[Bb]You know his blood still [F]cries
from the [C]ground
Chorus
[Bb]It runs like a [F]river runs to the [C]sea
[Bb]It runs like a [F]river to the [C]sea
Instrumental
[C] [C] [F] [F]
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[Bb] [F] [C] [C]
Verse 3
[C]I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding [F]hearts
[Bb]While bullets rape the night of the [F]merciful [C]
I'll see you [C]again
when the stars fall from the [F]sky
and the moon has turned [Bb]red [F]
over One Tree [C]Hill
Outro
[Bb]We run like a [F]river runs to the [C]sea
[Bb]We run like a [F]river to the [C]sea
[Bb]And when it's [F]raining
raining [C]hard
[Bb]That's when the rain [F]will
break the [C]heart
[Bb]Raining, rainin' in the [F]heart,
rainin' in your [C]heart
[Bb]Raining, rain into your [F]heart,
rainin', [C]rainin', rainin'
[Bb]Rain into your [F]heart,
rainin' [C]woo!
Coda
[C]Oh, great [F]ocean. [Bb]Oh, great [F]sea. [C]
[C]Run to the [F]ocean. [Bb]Run to the [F]sea. [C]