Garth Brooks, The River (1991)
^{Key: :[D#] (w: Victoria Shaw, Garth Brooks)}

INTRO: [D#] [A#]

VERSE 1:
You know a [A#] dream is like a river
Ever [D#] changin' as it [A#] flows
And a [D#] dreamer's just a [A#] vessel
That must [Cm] follow where it [F] goes
Trying to [A#] learn from [D#] what's be-[A#]-hind you
And never [D#] knowing what's in store
Makes each [A#] day a [D#] constant [A#] battle
Just to [F] stay between the [A#] shores [D#] [A#]

CHORUS:
I will [A#] sail [D#] my [A#] vessel
'Til the [D#] river runs [A#] dry
Like a [D#] bird upon the [A#] wind
These [Cm] waters are my [F] sky
I'll never [A#] reach my [D#] desti-[A#]-nation
[D#] If I never try
So I will [A#] sail [D#] my [A#] vessel
'Til the [F] river runs [A#] dry

VERSE 2:
Too many [A#] times we stand aside
And let [D#] waters slip a-[A#]-way
'Til what we [D#] put off 'til to-[A#]-morrow
Has [Cm] now become to-[F]-day
So don't you [A#] sit up-[D#]-on the [A#] shoreline
And [D#] say you're satisfied
[A#] Choose to change the rapids
And [F] dare to dance the [A#] tide [D#] [A#]

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
And there's [Gm] bound to be rough [D#] waters
And I [A#] know I'll take some [D#] falls
But with the [Cm] good lord as my [A#] captain
I can [D#] make it through them [F] all