Rivers Run
Words & Music: Karine Polwart#

Standard Tuning- No capo


D                 Dsus4     D
This weary Earth we walk upon
D                            A
She will endure when we are gone
               Bm        A       D
While kingdoms come and kingdoms go
                A      D
Rivers run and rivers flow


D                 Dsus4     D
You know I don't believe it's true
D                            A
That in this world there's nothing new
             Bm       A     D
For darling you have just begun
                 A      D
Rivers flow and rivers run




CHORUS:
Bm           A    D     A            G
And if those rivers should ever run dry
Bm            D       A      Fm - G
Somewhere the rain will still fa-ll,
          Fm - G          D
Will still fa-ll from the sky



D                 Dsus4     D
When I'm beguiled by the fear
D                            A
That darker days are drawing near
            Bm     A       D
My darling, you seduce the sun
                 A      D
Rivers flow and rivers run


CHORUS
And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall,
Will still fall from the sky



D                Dsus4     D
This wounded Earth we walk upon
D                            A
She will endure when we are gone
            Bm         A       D
But still I pray that you may know
                    A      D
How rivers run and rivers flow


CHORUS
And if those rivers should ever run dry
Somewhere the rain will still fall,
Will still fall from the sky


D
So I cross my heart and hope to live
D
Just long enough that I can give
D
It all to you, my darling one
D                       Bm
Rivers flow and rivers run
A           D
my darling one
D                A      D 
Rivers flow and rivers run