Rivers

[E]     [G]    [G] [A]     [E]

[E]Our history runs d[A/E]own our r[E]ivers
[A]Down our rivers [B]to the s[E]ea
[E]Reminds us of the t[A/E]hings that m[E]atter
[A]Home and heart a[B]nd hi[E]story
[E]And all our [A/E]sins will be forgiv[E]en
[A]Washed away to s[B]et us fr[E]ee
[E]By the rivers that run t[A/E]hrough our homesteads[E]
[A]By myth and moda[B]l mel[E]ody

[F#]I traced these rivers from the [A]cities to the seas
To r[E]emind me of what I already k[B]now
[F#]I traced the shorelines through a t[A]housand esturies
To r[E]emind me an island is my h[B]ome
An island is my h[E]ome

I traveled far across this country
Northumberland to Southern Downs
I wandered up the rolling Humber
And down the Thames to London town
Countless lives were lived and lingered
In the cuts, swerves, and the fells
I left a tapestry called England
And life and those who lived it well

I traced these rivers from the cities to the seas
To remind me of what I already know
I traced the shorelines through a thousand histories
To remind me an island is my home
An island is my home

Round here the sky is a little closer
A little closer to the ground
It's hard for someone to get lost here
Harder still to get found
Though I've seen a thousand rivers
From the Mississippi to the Rhine
The only place that I'll lay my hat down
Is by an English riverside

I traced these rivers from the cities to the seas
To remind me of what I already know
I traced the shorelines through a thousand histories
To remind me an island is my home
An island is my home

[E]So place your trust in[F#]to the sea
[A]It's kept us safe for c[B]enturies
[E]It shaped our shores and [F#]steadily
[A]Its care has brought us, c[B]alm
[E]When I die, I h[F#]ope to be
[A]buried out in English s[B]eas
[E]So all that then r[F#]emains of me
[A]Will lap against these s[B]hores
Until England is no m[E]ore