Note: Capo up one fret to spound like the CD 
 
The (D)lines on my (G)father's (D)face 
Ran deep as creek beds (A)on our (D)place 
And the river ran right (G)through his (D)soul 
But I know at times it (A)tooks its (D)toll 
When the (G)crops would flood we lived on fish 
But (D)never did my (A)father (D)wish 
To leave the land his (G)life flowed (D)from 
The river and my (A)dad were (D)one 
 
And (Bm)I'm one of the river's (G)own 
It's (A)current down inside me is (Bm)strong(G) 
And it's (D)up to me to (A)carry (Bm)on 
'Cause (G)I'm (A)one of the river's (D)own 
 
As a kid I watched the (G)river (D)flow 
Yeah, I admired the way it (A)rocked and (D)rolled 
Dad was proud I was a (G)river (D)rat 
But that's where our common ground (A)ended (D)at 
'Cause I (G) seen those city lights downstream 
And they (D)drew me in when I was (A)seven(D)teen 
I went everywhere that (G)river (D)runs 
Yeah, me and that river (A)we were (D)one 
 
And (Bm)I'm one of the river's (G)own 
It's (A)current down inside me is (Bm)strong(G) 
And it's (D)up to me to (A)carry (Bm)on 
'Cause (G)I'm (A)one of the river's (D)own 
 
Two years ago dad (G)passed (D)away 
And I'll never forget that (A)mournful (D)day 
Then a lawyer read me (G)out his (D)will 
It said "son, it's time for (A)you to be (D)still" 
Then a (G)week ago a government man 
Tried to (D)pay me off to (A)flood our (D)land 
And I did just what my (G)dad would've (D)done 
'Cause me and that river (A)we are (D)one 
 
And (Bm)I'm one of the river's (G)own 
It's (A)current down inside me is (Bm)strong(G) 
And it's (D)up to me to (A)carry (Bm)on 
'Cause (G)I'm (A)one of the river's (D)own 
 
 
Mike Berry     [email protected]