There Is A River Chords
by Jars of Clay
There Is A River by Jars of Clay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Am, D, G, Em and G/A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F C
There is a river that washes you clean
F C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been
Am D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own,
Am F C
For all of your tears, are the wages for things you have done
C Am
And all of those nights
F G
Spent alone in the darkness of your mind
F Em Am G/A
Give it up, Let go
F G
These are things you were never meant to shoulder
F C
There is a river that washes you clean
F C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been
Am D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own
F G
For all of those tears, love will atone
Am
So, give up the right
F C
To control the waves that empty out your life
Am
Above wild skies
F G
Are the rays that break the shadows we design
F Em Am G/A
Give it up, let go
F Em Am G/A
These are things you were never meant to shoulder
F G
Give it up, let go
F C
There is a river that washes you clean
F C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been
Am D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own
F G
For all of those tears, love will atone
F Em Am
I know the world can turn in different ways
F Em Am
Most of the time, we're simply hanging on
F Em Am
And under the signs of how we all behave
F G
We might find the place where we belong
( F Em Am G/A ) (3x) F G
F C
There is a river that washes you clean
F C
There is a tree that marks the places you've been
Am D
Blood that was spilled, although not your own
F C
For all of these things, love will atone
F C
For all of those nights, that you cried all alone
F C
For all of your tears, love will atone