[Intro]
Am
 
[Verse 1]
Am
I could've sworn this was the way
 
Tell me again, why do we stay
          G                      Am
On such a lonely, lonely, lonely road?
 
You'd never guess, I'd never know
 
We're on the same side and it's going to
     G                      D
Be a lonely, lonely, lonely road
 
[Chorus]
 C   F                 Am
If I follow you to the river
        G
Send my blues out to the sea
         Dm7
Will you stay with me forever?
Am       F
Will you chase me in my dreams?
C    F                   Am
If I throw it all in the river
            G
And let the rhythm take the lead
        Dm7
Will it stay with you whenever
         F
That you leave on me?
 
[Post-Chorus]
F      G       Am
Ooh, I know, I know
F      G   Am
Ooh, I kno-ow
 
[Verse 2]
Am
You had a choice I couldn't make
 
And this is the last turn that you take
     G                      Am
On a lonely, lonely, lonely road
 
Give me your hand, here is my heart
 
Where does it end? When do we start?
     G                      D
On a lonely, lonely, lonely road
 
[Chorus]
 C   F                 Am
If I follow you to the river
        G
Send my blues out to the sea
         Dm7
Will you stay with me forever?
Am       F
Will you chase me in my dreams?
C    F                   Am
If I throw it all in the river
            G
And let the rhythm take the lead
        Dm
Will it stay with you whenever
         F
That you leave on me?
 
[Post-Chorus]
F      G       Am
Ooh, I know, I know
F      G   Am
Ooh, I kno-ow
 
[Bridge]
F          G              Asus2
I'm an echo in your shadow
                             F
And your shadows, I'm in too deep
            G                Am
In the river, your reflection
                          F
Is a promise you couldn't keep
                        G
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
               Am
I lost you here
 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
               F
I took you here
                        G
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
               Am
I lost you here
 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
        F
This is fair
 
[Break]
  G   Am
Oo-oh a-ah
    G Am
Ooh a-ah~hh
F     G     Am
Ooh a-ah, a-ah
F     G  Am
Ooh a-ah~hh
 
[Outro]
     F                 Am    G Dm C F
If I follow you to the river
C    F                 Am   G
If I follow you to the river
          (If I follow you to the river)
                              Dm   F
And your shadows, they run so deep
                    F                    Am
Oh I would take you there
                 (If I follow you to the river)
         G
And your shadows, in the river, your reflection
Dm7              Am       F
Is a promise you couldn't keep
 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
C    F      Am
If I, (if I), whoah
           (follow you to the river)
                Dm7    F
If I follow you there
 
In the river, your reflection
            Am            G
Is a promise you couldn't keep
 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
           Dm7
I lost you here
(Oh, if I follow you to the river)
         F      C
And your shadow
F                                 Am
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
           G
I lost you here
 
I know, I know, I know
           Dm7    F
I love you now
              I could've sworn this was the way
Tell me again, why do we stay
On such a lonely, lonely, lonely road?
You'd never guess, I'd never know
We're on the same side and it's going to
Be a lonely, lonely, lonely road

If I follow you to the river
Send my blues out to the sea
Will you stay with me forever?
Will you chase me in my dreams?
If I throw it all in the river
And let the rhythm take the lead
Will it stay with you whenever
That you leave on me?

Ooh, I know, I know
Ooh, I know

You had a choice I couldn't make
And this is the last turn that you take
On a lonely, lonely, lonely road
Give me your hand, here is my heart
Where does it end? When do we start?
On a lonely, lonely, lonely road

If I follow you to the river
Send my blues out to the sea
Will you stay with me forever?
Will you chase me in my dreams?
If I throw it all in the river
And let the rhythm take the lead
Will it stay with you whenever
That you leave on me?

Ooh, I know, I know
Ooh, I know

I'm an echo in your shadow
And your shadows, I'm in too deep
In the river, your reflection
Is a promise you couldn't keep
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I lost you here
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I took you here
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I lost you here
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
This is fair

Ooh
Ooh-ah
Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ah

If I follow you to the river
If I follow you to the river
(If I follow you to the river)
And your shadows, they run so deep
If I follow you to the river
In the river, your reflection
Is a promise you couldn't keep
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I lost you here
If I follow you to the river (Oh)
If I follow you to the river
(Oh, if I follow you to the river)
In the river, your reflection
Is a promise you couldn't keep
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I lost you here
(Oh, if I follow you to the river)
And your shadow
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I lost you here
I know, I know, I know
I love you now              
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