Seein Christy Moore playing it at the point this is how he plays it North and South of the river capo first fret intro F,G,F x2

I want to ^Freach out ove^Gr the loch ^FAnd feel your hand across the water Wa^Flk with you along an u^Gnapproved road ^FNot lookin' over my shoulder ^FI want to see, I ^Gwant to hear, to unde^Amrstand your f^Fear.

But we're ^Fnorth and ^Gsouth of the ^Friver I've been doing it wrong all of my life This holy town has turned me over. A man on the run from what he didn't understand As the wind from the Lough blew colder and colder. There was a badness that had it's way, Love was not lost it just got mislaid.

^FNorth and ^Gsouth of the ^Friver. North and south of t^Fhe river.

Can we stop playing these old tattoos, Darling I don't have the answer. I want to meet you where you are, I don't need you to surrender. There is no feeling so alone As when the one you're hurting is your own.

^FNorth and ^Gsouth of the ^Friver. Som^Fe high ground is ^Gnot worth taking, So^Amme connections are ^Fnot worth making. There's an o^Fld church bell no lo^Gnger ringing, And some ^Amold songs are not ^Fworth singing.

^FNorth and ^Gsouth of the ^Friver. North and south of t^Fhe river.

Repeat x 4

Christy Moore - North and south of the river live