Rodney Atkins - The river just knows

4 a. ^Cm. comes awful early, and I was dead on my feet But if you gonna ^Gcatch a biggest fish You gotta ^Dlose a little sleep Well, I ^Cpack my gear and a couple beers I ^Emheaded for my favorite spot Well, I ^Gcurse my luck when I saw his truck ^F#dimright where I pulled off Wish ^Emopen to have the ^Driver to myself that ^Cday

Cause the river don?t t^Galk, the river don?t c^Care Where you?ve ^Gbeen, what you?ve done Why it ^Dis your standin? there It just flows on ^Emby whisperin? to your ^Csoul It's gonna be al- ^Gright, ^Dthe ^Criver just ^Gknows ^G| ^{Bm D C G Bm D}

The way the ^Csun bounced off the water I couldn?t wholely make him out But I could ^Gsee he had a fish on A ^Dbig ole rainbow trout The ^Cfight went on forever And as he headed down my way, I saw his ^Gmilitary hair cut and the ^F#dimnew scars on his face Right ^Emthen I knew what ^Dbrought him to this ^Cplace

You know the river don?t ^Gtalk, the river don?t ^Ccare Where you?ve ^Gbeen, what you?ve done Don?t know why it ^Dis your standin? there It just flows on ^Emby whisperin? to your ^Csoul It's gonna be al- ^Gright, ^Dthe ^Criver just ^Gknows

He held that ^Ffish down in the water And it ^Emcaused to back the line He said ^G?Help, you get your wind back Cause y^F#dimou help me get mine? And all ^EmI could think to ^Dsay was ?Welcome ^Chome? But I ^Emthink that river ^Dsaid it best ^Con its own

Cause the river don?t t^Galk, you know the river don?t c^Care Where you?ve ^Gbeen, what?s you?ve done Why it ^Dis your standin? there It just flows on ^Emby whisperin? to your ^Csoul It's gonna be al- ^Gright, ^Dthe ^Criver just ^Gknows It's gonna be alright, ^Dthe ^Criver just knows