Am                  Dm
 I have never taken life.
Am                       Dm
 Yet I have often paid the price
Am                               Dm
 And you, you are a victim of this age
AM
 And the guilt that hangs around your neck
Dm 
 Has got me locked up in a cage
              F        G             Am
 You've to to learn to live until no end
               F             G
 But first you must learn to swim
          E     /Stop/
 All over again
 
 Because...


Am                Dm
 Pain lies on the riverside
Am                   Dm
 And pain will never say goodbye
Am                Dm 
 Pain lies on the riverside
             E                    F(2 beats) G(4 beats)
 So put your feet in the water now 
          E                    F(2 beats) G(4 beats)
 Put your head in the water now 
          Am
 Put your soul in the water
     F             G         E  /Stop/ 
 And join me for a swim tonight


Am                      Dm
 I have forever, always tried
          Am                       Dm
 To stay clean and constantly baptized
      Am                               Dm
 I am aware that the river's banks are dry
        Am
 And to wait for a flood,
       Dm
 Is to wait for life
            F        G                 Am
 I've got to learn to live until no end
             F             G       
 But first I must learn to swim all
          E /Stop/ 
 Over again, 

 Because...
 

 Am               Dm
 Pain lies on the riverside... [Repeat Chorus]. End.