Written
by John Stewart
'The Day the
River Sang' is on the most excellent 2006 Appleseed album of the same name.
Capo 3rd fret
(C) (C5/B) (Am) (Dm) (G) (C) (C5/B) (Am) (Dm) (G)
They were(C)travelers (C/B)in
the (C)night,
They´re the
(C/B)ones who (G)held
the (C)light,
And they (Dm7)whispered (C/E)it's
al(Dm)right
And the (C)Promise (G/D)came.
And there
are (C)those who (C/B)rode
the (C)line,
They´re the
(C/B)keepers (G)of
the (C)wine.
It all (Dm7)happens (C/E)in
good (Dm)time,
And the (C)Promise (G/D)rang (F)
The (G)Day the River (C)Sang. (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm) (G)
And the (C)day I (C/B)first
found (C)you,
That's (C/B)when I (G)heard
the (C)clues,
And (Dm7)I knew that (C/E)it
was (Dm)true
And the (C)Promise (G/D)came.
And we (C)stood be(C/B)neath
the(C)trees
Where the (C/B)Vision (G)was to (C)be,
And it was (Dm7)only (C/E)you and (Dm)me
And the (C)Promise (G/D) came. (F)
The (G)Day the River (Cj7)Sang,
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm)
The (G)Day the River (C)Sang.
(C/B) (C)
We were (G)blessed, we were (G7)bruised,
We were (E)taken (E7 short/D)by
the (Am)news,
And (F)oh, (C/E)oh, (Dm)oh,
When the (C)Promise (G/D)came, (F)
The (G)Day the River (Cj7)Sang,
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm)
The (G)Day the River (C)Sang.
(C/B) (C) (C/B)
The (G)Day the River (C)Sang.
(C/B) (C) (C/B)
And the (C)day that the (C/B)cripple
(C)stood
By the (C/B)man who (G)knew he
(C)would,
But (Dm7)no one (C/E)thought
he (Dm)could
And the (C)Promise (G/D)rang.
And (C)hearts can (C/B)win
the (C)race,
Just (C/B)show a (G)little (C)faith,
Like (Dm7)Mary (C/E)full of (Dm)Grace,
And the (C)Promise (G/D)came (F)
The (G)Day the River (Am)Sang,
(F)
The (G)Day the River(C)Sang.
(C/B) (C) (short hold)
(C) (C/B) (C) (Fadd9) (F) (C) (Dm7) (C/E) (Dm) (C) (G5/D) (Dm7) (G) (C) (C/B) (C)
And you can
almost (C/B)touch the (C)stars,
Like the (C/B)moon in (G)your
back (C)yard,
And we (Dm7)played our (C/E)old
gui(Dm)tars
And the (C)Promise (G/D)rang.
And (C)secrets (C/B)kept
with(C)in,
Like there (C/B)is no (G)way to (C)win,
When did (Dm7)love be(C/E)come a
(Dm)sin?
And the (C)Promise (G/D)came (F)
The (G)Day the River (Cj7)Sang,
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm7)
The (G)Day that the River(C)Sang.
(C/B) (C)
Send me the
(C/B)doctors' (C)names
Who (C/B)really (G)are to (C)blame,
If the (Dm7)junkies (C/E)live
in (Dm)pain
And the (C)Promise (G/D)rang (F)
The (G)Day the River (Cj7)Sang,
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm7)
The (G)Day the River(C)Sang.
(C/B) (C)
And if we
could (C/B)all a(C)gree
That (C/B)we should (G)all
be (C)free,
If (Dm7)we could (C/E)let
it (Dm)be
And the (C)Promise (G/D)came, (F)
To(G)day the River (C)Sang,
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (Dm7)
The (G)Day the River (Am)Sang, (F)
The (G)Day the River (C)Sang.
(C/B) (C)(G/D)(C)
Additional
verses in the album booklet:
When
victory is ours
We're
watching from the towers
Counting
down the hours
Till the
Promise rang
The Day the
River Sang
When women
shared the rings
To sanctify
the thing
It is love,
love, love
And the
Promise rang
The Day Me
River Sang
Who's
invited to the feast
They all
will be increased
And the
women will be priests
As the
Promise rang
The Day the
River Sang
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
Art Faller, janhauenstein@gmx.de
& Charlie Woodward
April 2006