Kyla La Grange - The river

When ^BbI was 10 years ^Fold I always nee^Ebded to be tol^Bbd That ^BbI should not be ^Dmfrightened by the ^Cfact that we grow ^Bbold But ^Bbas the days slipped ^Fby I felt the ^Ebpressing need to c^Bbry And I ^Bbquickly under^Dmstood exactly ^Cwhy they'd had to ^Bblie

In the^Bb daylight I could ^Fcope, because the ^Ebsun seemed full of h^Bbope I ^Bblaughed enough for ^Dmtwo grown men and l^Cearnt I could tell ^Bbjokes But ^Bbsadness has a ^Fsubtle face and ^Ebthen it came to ^Bbgloat We ^Bbheard about the ^Dmgirl and boy hung ^Cby their skipping ^Bbrope

Isn't it ^Bbtoo hard ^Cto conc^Bbeive Doesn't it ^Bbbring you^C to your ^Bbknees? And ^Eball ^FI ^Gmwant to d^Bbo is to ^Ebfloat with the ^Friver so ^Bbfree.

Now, ^Bbfear is not a ^Fgentle thing alt^Ebhough it has no f^Bbists It c^Bbrawls down from your ^Dmthoughts and ties you ^Cby your skinny ^Bbwrists Death ^Bbwill take your ^Flips from you so ^Ebthat you cannot k^Bbiss But ^Bbfear will leave you ^Dmscreaming out for ^Call the love you'll ^Bbmiss

And I ^Bbhad a friend who ^Fthought he knew exa^Ebctly where he ^Bbstood A^Bb place in heaven's ^Dmsafe for him as ^Clong as he did ^Bbgood But ^Bblife and love ran ^Fthrough his veins and ^Ebopened up his ^Bbmind Now ^Bbhe's got his ^Dmgun but a new ^Cterror sings at ^Bbnight

Isn't it ^Bbtoo hard ^Cto conc^Bbeive Doesn't it ^Bbbring you^C to your ^Bbknees? And ^Eball ^FI ^Gmwant to d^Bbo is to ^Ebfloat with the ^Friver so ^Bbfree.

And ^BbLarkin is the ^Fmaster in this ^Ebpoetry of ^Bbfear But^Bb he could never ^Dmcapture what cried ^Cdarkly in his ^Bbears And ^Bbhe would under^Fstand that though ^EbI wrote these words to ^Bbsing These ^Bbpetty verses ca^Dmnnot hope to ^Ctell you any^Bbthing

Isn't it ^Bbtoo hard ^Cto conc^Bbeive Doesn't it ^Bbbring you^C to your ^Bbknees? And ^Eball ^FI ^Gmwant to d^Bbo is to ^Ebfloat with the ^Friver so ^Bbfree.

So ^Bbeveryday I'll ^Fstop these thoughts be^Ebfore they'll take a ^Bbhold ^BbLying in my ^Dmbed pretending that ^CI won't grow ^Bbold And ^Bbmaybe when I'm ^F84 I'll sit and ^Ebsing this ^Bbsong Just ^Bbhope that if I ^Dmdo then this ^Cfear is dead and ^Bbgone

Isn't it too^Bb hard to conce^Cive ^Bb Doesn't it bri^Bbng you to your knee^Cs? ^Bb Eb-F-Gm Bb And all I want to do is to flo^Ebat with the river so f^Free. ^Bb

Isn't it ^Bbtoo hard ^Cto conc^Bbeive Doesn't it ^Bbbring you^C to your ^Bbknees? And ^Eball ^FI ^Gmwant to d^Bbo is to ^Ebfloat with the ^Friver so ^Bbfree.

^Ebis to float wit^Fh the riv^Bber so free. is to fl^Eboat with the ri^Fver so fr^Bbee.