Blitzen Trapper - Across the river

Well I ^Gdove into that ^Emriver To ^Csee what ^GI coul^Dd find And the ^Cwater it ^Grolled o^Dn top ^Gof me And the ^Cstars refused to ^Dshine

Well I s^Gwam until I c^Emould not swim Then I ^Cswam a li^Gttle m^Dore And the ^Ccurrent ^Gheld me like a ^Dlover’s ^Garms And then it ^Cleft me on the ^Dshore

Then I ^Gstood and looked to from^Em where I came The ^Cplace where ^GI was ^Dborn But it ^Cseemed to ^Gme only ^Dhalf is ^Greal Like the ^Cdark and distant ^Dstorm

And I ^Gbreathed the air around^Em me I ^Cfelt my ^Gheart beat ^Dnew For I ^Cleft my ^Ghome and I ^Dnearly d^Growned For a ^Cglimpse of something ^Dfew have ever ^Gseen

Then I ^Gwalked up from the ^Emshoreline To a ^Ccity ^Gshining ^Dbright And I ^Cwalked the ^Gstreets of that ^Dlovely ^Gplace ^CTill the coming of the ^Dnight

But there ^Gwere no voices ^Emspeaking There was ^Cnot a ^Gsoul ^Daround So I ^Csat ^Galone on an ^Dempty ^Gthrone In the ^Cmiddle of that ^Dtown

And I said ^Coh my, ^Goh me ^COh ^Gme, oh ^Dmy There’s a ^Criver that ^Gruns bet^Dween the ^Gsun And the ^Cdarkness of our ^Dlives You can ^Chit the road or ^Gstay in bed You can ^Csink or ^Gswim or ^Dfight But when ^Call of ^Gthis is ^Dsaid and ^Gdone You gon’ ^Cwalk so gently ^Dstill into tha^Gt night

Then I ^Gsat so still and ^Emsilent With my ^Chead ^Ghanging ^Dlow And an ^Cempti^Gness like a ^Dbarren ^Gfield You know it ^Csettled round my s^Doul

Then a ^Gman appeared ^Embefore me Though I ^Ctried, I ^Gcan’t ^Ddeny That he ^Chad my ^Gfather’s ^Dface and ^Ghands But his ^Ceyes shone like the ^Dsky

He said my ^Gson, you’ve ^Emcome too soon You better ^Cget on ^Goutta ^Dhere You know I’d ^Clet you ^Gstay but round ^Dhere a ^Gday Is much ^Clike a thousand ^Dyears

And your ^Gheart is like a ^Emdiamond It ^Csplits the ^Glight in ^Dtwo And you’ll ^Conly ^Gshine for a ^Dcertain ^Gtime Till you’re ^Cswallowed up in ^Dblue

And I said ^Coh my, ^Goh me ^COh ^Gme, oh ^Dmy There’s a ^Criver that ^Gruns bet^Dween the ^Gsun And the ^Cdarkness of our ^Dlives You can ^Chit the road or ^Gstay in bed You can ^Csink or ^Gswim or ^Dfight But when ^Call of ^Gthis is ^Dsaid and ^Gdone You gon’ ^Cwalk so gently ^Dstill into tha^Gt night

So I ^Gdove into that ^Emriver ^CAgain a ^Gsecond ^Dtime And the ^Cwater ^Grolled on ^Dtop of^G me And the ^Cstars refused to ^Dshine

Then I ^Gswam until I ^Emcould not swim And I ^Csank just ^Glike a ^Dstone When I ^Cwoke ^Gagain I was ^Dlaying ^Gin My ^Cbed inside my ^Dhome

Then I ^Gwalked out to the ^Emcity streets With the ^Cvoices ^Ghigh and^D bright And I ^Cbreathed the ^Gair with^Dout a ^Gcare And I ^Cwalked so gently ^Dstill Into that ^Glight