The River Knows Your Name
John HiattVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh the river knows your name
And your tears falling like the rain
All around you suffering and pain
Oh the river knows your name
And the river hears you cry
As the lightning cracks the open sky
As your Momma sings a lullaby
Oh the river she knows why
(Same chord pattern repeats all five verses)
Let the river wash you down
Beneath the surface with a rushing sound
Like a freight train passing through a town
Let the river wash you down
Let the river take away
All the words what you and I could never say
In the silence Darling let us pray
Let the river take it all away
Oh the river knows your name
From the Brazos to the Wabash To the Seine
No two journeys are ever quite the same
But the river knows your name, Oh the river knows your name
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Readable chord sheet for The River Knows Your Name by John Hiatt
[Bb]Oh the r[F]iver [Bb]knows yo[F]ur name And you[Dm]r tears f[C]alling like the [Bb]rain All [Dm]around you [C]suffering and [F]pain [Bb] Oh the[F] river [C]knows your [F]name [Bb]And the [F]river h[Bb]ears you [F]cry [F]As the [Dm]lightning [C]cracks the open [Bb]sky As your[Dm] Momma [C]sings a lull[F]aby [Bb] Oh the[F] river [C]she knows [F]why (Same chord pattern repeats all five verses) Let the river wash you down Beneath the surface with a rushing sound Like a freight train passing through a town Let the river wash you down Let the river take away All the words what you and I could never say In the silence Darling let us pray Let the river take it all away Oh the river knows your name From the Brazos to the Wabash To the Seine No two journeys are ever quite the same But the river knows your name, Oh the river knows your name Submitted by BENDAVE