Originally in D, I play in C capo 2
Intro
| F | F | G/F | F |
| x 2 |
| C |
| C | |
| You know a | dream is like a river |
| F/C | C | |
| Ever | changin’ as it | flows |
| F | C/E | |
| And the | dreamer’s just a | vessel |
| D7m | G | |
| That must | follow where it | goes |
| C | F/C | C | |
| Trying to | learn from w | hat’s behind | you |
| Am | F | |
| And never | knowing what’s in | store |
| C | F/C | C | |
| Makes each | day a c | onstant ba | ttle |
| G | C | F/C | C | |
| Just to | stay between the shores | → |
| C | F/C | C | F | C | |
| And I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs | dry |
| F | C/E | Dm7 | G | |
| Like a | bird upon the | wind these | waters are my | sky |
| C | F/C | C | F | F/A | |
| I’ll never | reach my | desti | nation | if I never | try |
| C | F/C | C | G | C | |
| So I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs dry |
| C |
| C | |
| Too many | times we stand aside |
| F/C | C | |
| And let | waters slip a | way |
| F | C/E | |
| ‘Til what we | put off ‘til to | morrow |
| Dm7 | G | |
| Has | now become to | day |
| C | F/C | C | |
| So don’t you | sit upon | the | shoreline |
| Am | F | |
| And | say you’re satis | fied |
| C |
| Choose to chance the rapids |
| G | C | F/C | C | |
| And | dare to dance the tide | → |
| C | F/C | C | F | C | |
| Yes I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs | dry |
| F | C/E | Dm7 | G | |
| Like a | bird upon the | wind these | waters are my | sky |
| C | F/C | C | F | F/A | |
| I’ll never | reach my | desti | nation | if I never | try |
| C | F/C | C | G | C | |
| So I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs dry |
| C | C | G/B |
| → |
| Am | F | |
| And there’s | bound to be rough wa | ters |
| C | G/B | F | |
| And I | know I’ll take | some falls |
| Dm7 | C | |
| But with the | good lord as my | captain |
| F | G | |
| I can | make it through them | all |
Key change to D, instruments drop out
| D | G/D | D | G | D | |
| Yes I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs | dry |
| G | D/F# | Em7 | G | |
| Like a | bird upon the | wind these | waters are my | sky |
Instruments back in
| D | G/D | D | G | G/B | |
| I’ll never | reach my | desti | nation | if I never | try |
| D | G/D | D | A | D/F# | G | A | G/B | |
| So, I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs dry | → | → | → |
| D | G/D | D | A | G | |
| Yes I will | sail | my | vessel ‘til the | river runs d | ry |
| G | A/G | G |
| → |
| A | D | |
| ‘Til the river | runs dry |