Am
[Verse 1]
Am Dm
Last night I lay in a restless bed
F E
A hum-drum life pounding in my head
Am Dm
When out of the night came a mighty roar!
F E Am
The river, callin' me back once more.
[Chorus]
Am
My heart knows what the river knows
Dm E
I gotta go where the river goes
Am Dm
Restless river, wild and free
F E Am
The lonely ones are you and me.
[Verse 2]
Am Dm
Today I know your magic call
F E
Will lead me back to the canyon wall
Am Dm
And the music in your rapid's roar
F E Am
Makes this boatman's song from his soul outpour
[Chorus]
Am
My heart knows what the river knows
Dm E
I gotta go where the river goes
Am Dm
Restless river, wild and free
F E Am
The lonely ones are you and me.
[Verse 3]
Am Dm
Tonight as on your banks I sleep
F E
Like a woman, soft, you will sigh and weep
Am Dm
And I will dream of a sweet, warm kiss
F E Am
And a moonlit stream, and the love I miss.
[Chorus]
Am
My heart knows what the river knows
Dm E
I gotta go where the river goes
Am Dm
Restless river, wild and free
F E Am
The lonely ones are you and me.
[Verse 4]
Am Dm
Someday before I'm old and grey
F E
I'll find a woman who'll go my way
Am Dm
She'll take the rapids strong with me
F E Am
And she'll blend her voice in a song with me.
[Chorus]
Am
My heart knows what the river knows
Dm E
I gotta go where the river goes
Am Dm
Restless river, wild and free
F E Am
The lonely ones are you and me.
