Garth Brooks, The River (1991)
^{Key: :[Ab] (w: Victoria Shaw, Garth Brooks)}

INTRO: [Ab] [Eb]

VERSE 1:
You know a [Eb] dream is like a river
Ever [Ab] changin' as it [Eb] flows
And a [Ab] dreamer's just a [Eb] vessel
That must [Fm] follow where it [Bb] goes
Trying to [Eb] learn from [Ab] what's be-[Eb]-hind you
And never [Ab] knowing what's in store
Makes each [Eb] day a [Ab] constant [Eb] battle
Just to [Bb] stay between the [Eb] shores [Ab] [Eb]

CHORUS:
I will [Eb] sail [Ab] my [Eb] vessel
'Til the [Ab] river runs [Eb] dry
Like a [Ab] bird upon the [Eb] wind
These [Fm] waters are my [Bb] sky
I'll never [Eb] reach my [Ab] desti-[Eb]-nation
[Ab] If I never try
So I will [Eb] sail [Ab] my [Eb] vessel
'Til the [Bb] river runs [Eb] dry

VERSE 2:
Too many [Eb] times we stand aside
And let [Ab] waters slip a-[Eb]-way
'Til what we [Ab] put off 'til to-[Eb]-morrow
Has [Fm] now become to-[Bb]-day
So don't you [Eb] sit up-[Ab]-on the [Eb] shoreline
And [Ab] say you're satisfied
[Eb] Choose to change the rapids
And [Bb] dare to dance the [Eb] tide [Ab] [Eb]

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
And there's [Cm] bound to be rough [Ab] waters
And I [Eb] know I'll take some [Ab] falls
But with the [Fm] good lord as my [Eb] captain
I can [Ab] make it through them [Bb] all

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [Bb]

CHORUS:
I will [F] sail [Bb] my [F] vessel
'Til the [Bb] river runs [F] dry
Like a [Bb] bird upon the [F] wind
These [Gm] waters are my [C] sky
I'll never [F] reach my [Bb] desti-[F]-nation
[Bb] If I never try
So I will [F] sail [Bb] my [F] vessel
'Til the [C] river runs [F] dry

OUTRO:
So I will [F] sail [Bb] my [F] vessel
'Til the [C] river runs [F] dry