Chords for Jimmy Nail - Big River (Lyrics)

_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Walking on _ _ cobblestones, _ little [A] bits of skin and bone
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] Jumping on a tram car for [F#m] a ride, _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ I can remember then
_ I was [A] just a boy of ten, [C#m] _ _ hanging [G#m] around the old [F#m] quayside
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Now [E] all the capstains and [C#m] the cargo boats [A] and skiver doors are gone
To where [E] all the old ships go, [B] but [F#] memories, [B] just like the seas, [E] live on
Cause that was when the Crow was king, the river [A] was a living thing
_ [C#m] _ And I was [G#m] just a boy, but it [F#m] was my _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[E] recovery time
_ [A] _ [C#] For this [E] was a big _ [A] river, [B] _
[C#m] I want you [G#m] all to know that I [F#] was [F#m] proud
This [B] _ _ _
[E] was a big _ _ [A] _ [B] river, [C#m] but that was long [G#m] ago, that's [F#m] not now, _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
that's [E] not now
_ My _ _ _ _ _ father was a working _ man, he earned [A] our living with his hands
[C#m] _ He had to [G#m] cross the river _ [F#m] every day, _ [B] he _ _
_ [E] _ _ picked up a union card
_ Out [A] of the Neptune yard, [C#m] _ _ mouths [G#m] to feed and bills [F#m] to pay
_ [B] There _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] came a time for him [C#m] to sail across [A] the seas and far away
And finally [E] when that war [F#] was won, you brought [B] him home and home [E] he stayed
And when his days were _ done, under [A] a golden sun
[C#m] _ You took him [G#m] back to where he belonged, [F#m] back _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
to [E] the sea
_ _ [A] _ [B] For this was [E] a big _ [A] river, [F#] _
[C#m] I want you [G#m] all to know that I [F#m] was proud
_ _ [B] _ _
This was [E] a _ _ [A] big [F#] river, [C#m] but that was long [G#m] ago, that's [F#m] not now, _ _ [B] _ _
that's [E] not now, _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
that's [A] not now
[F#] The _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Neptune was the last to go, _ _ I heard it [A] on my radio
_ [C#m] _ And then they [G#m] played the latest number [F#m] one, _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ but what do they do all day?
And what are [A] they supposed to say?
[C#m] _ _ What does [G#m] a father tell [F#m] his son?
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ If you [E] believe that there's [C#m] a bond between [A] our future and our past
Try to [E] hold on to what [F#] we have, we build [B] on the strong we built [E] to last
Cause this is a mighty _ town, _ built [A] upon a solid ground
[C#m] _ And everything [G#m] they've tried so hard [F#m] to kill, _ _ [B] _ we will [E] rebuild
_ _ [A] _ [B] For this was [E] a _ big [A] river, [B] _
[C#m] I want you all [G#m] to know I'm so [F#m] very proud
_ [B] This _ was [E] a big _ [F#] river, _ [C#m] but that was long [G#m] ago, that's [F#m] not now
_ _ [B] _ And this is [E] a _ big, [A] big river, [F#] _
[C#m] and in my heart [G#m] I know it will rise [A] again
_ [B] The river will rise [E] again _ _ _ _ _
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