Dm
HIGH ABOVE THE FOREST IN AN UNSEEN PLACE
Am Dm
WHERE THE CLOUDS WILL GATHER ON ANOTHER RACE
IN THE DUNGEON DEPTHS OF AN UNKNOWN CAVE
Am Dm Am
THERE'S A STREAM THAT SPRINGS WITH A WORLD TO SAVE
AND IT GATHERS UP STRENGTH AS IT ROLLS ALONG
AND IT GATHERS UP HOPE FOR EVERYONE
BUT IT RUNS TO PLAINS WHERE THE FARMLANDS WEEP
THROUGH THE BRAND NEW GARDENS WHERE RICH MEN SLEEP
Chorus Start
Dm Am
I'M GOING TO FIND IT, I'M GOING TO PROVE IT
Dm
AND SHOW THE WHOLE DAMNED WORLD HOW TO USE IT
Am
WHEN I FIND IT, WHEN I PROVE IT
Dm Am
I KNOW THAT SOME DAMNED FOOL IS GOING TO LOSE IT
F Bb F C F Bb C F
IT'S THE RIVER OF HOPE FROM THE POOL OF TEARS
Bb F C F Bb C Dm Am Dm
IT'S THE RIVER OF HOPE IT'S THE RIVER WE LOST FOR YEARS
Chorus End
PAST THE CHEMICAL PLANT WHERE THE JUNK FLOWS IN
BY THE NUCLEAR PROJECT WHERE THE CHILDREN SWIM
UNDER BRIDGES IN A CITY WHERE THE BODIES FLOAT
WHERE THE SUMMER SMELL KEEPS THE FLIES REMOTE
Chorus
THROUGH THE SWAMP OF A GHETTO WHERE THE MISSION WAS LOST
WHERE THE DOPE IS KING AND SILVER BOSS
PAST THE TRASH AND WRECKAGE FROM THE GARBAGE TRUCKS
PAST THE OIL SLICK WHERE THE JAIL BOAT DOCKS
TO A HOME IN SOME SEA AT THE NATIONS END
WHERE THE SUBMARINE IS FREEDOMS FRIEND
IF WE NEED THE RIVER LIKE WE DID BEFORE
THERE CAN BE NO NEED FOR IT LIVES NO MORE
Chorus
CHORD | E A D G B e
Dm | 5 5 7 7 6 5
Am | 5 7 7 5 5 5
F | 1 3 3 2 1 1
C | 3 3 5 5 5 3
Bb | 1 1 3 3 3 1
Dm
High above the forest in an unseen place
Where the clouds will gather on another race
In the dungeon depths of an unknown cave
C Dm C Dm C Dm A C Dm
There's a stream that springs with a world to save
And it gathers up strength as it rolls along
And it gathers up hope for everyone
But it runs to plains where the farmlands weep
Through the brand new gardens where rich men sleep
Chorus
Dm C
I'm going to find it, I'm going to prove it
Dm
And show the whole damned world how to use it
C
When I find it, when I prove it
Dm C
I know that some damned fool is going to lose it
F Bb F C F Bb C F
It's the river of hope From the pool of tears
Bb F C F Bb C Dm C Dm
It's the river of hope It's the river we lost for years
Past the chemical plant where the junk flows in
By the nuclear project where the children swim
Under bridges in a city where the bodies float
Where the summer smell keeps the flies remote
Through the swamp of a ghetto where the mission was lost
Where the dope is king and silver boss
Past the trash and wreckage from the garbage trucks
Past the oil slick where the jail boat docks
To a home in some sea at the nations end
Where the submarine is freedoms friend
If we need the river like we did before
There can be no need for it lives no more
CHORD | E A D G B e
A | X 0 2 2 2 0
Bb | X 1 3 3 3 1
C | X 3 2 0 1 0
Dm | X X 0 2 3 1
F | X X 3 2 1 1
