Ben Caplan Down To The River

tom: Cm [ Tab - Intro] (muted stuming for this section) I went down to the river Flowing out unto the sea On my way to the ocean Let the spirit swallow me Am G I got low down in the water C D I let the current guide my bones Am G Ive got nine kinds of trouble D Im just trying to find my way home Am G Over twenty-some years of living C D And a thousand wasted days Am G I have loved a lot of women D Many times Ive gone wrong ways Am G And I came down to the water C D For a dip, To cleanse my soul Am G They keep telling me that Im just a babe D But baby, why do I feel so old? ( Am G C D ) Am D This is the verge of a breakthrough C E Its a fine line that cannot be bent Am D And I felt like I river run dry C E But I dont know where all of the rainwater went Am D And I believed we were all dead or dying C E But I see different in the blue light Am D There is no such thing as a dawn or a dusk C E It is daylight until it is night Am D Youve got to fight through the dimming C E Youve got to run into the west Am D Youve go to rage against the dying of the light C E Live for the moment thats left Am D Youve got to fight through the dimming C E Youve got to run into the west Am D Youve go to rage against the dying of the light C E Live for the moment thats left F Cause there is no such thing as a dying man Am Were alive till the moment were dead F And a drowning man is just a living man E Who hasnt run out of his last bit of breath ( F Am F Am ) ( F Am F E ) ( F E F E ) ( F E F E ) ( Am C G E ) Am G I went down to the river C D Flowing out unto the sea Am G On my way to the ocean D Let the spirit swallow me Am G I got low down in the water C D I let the current guide my bones Am G Ive got nine kinds of trouble D Im just trying to find my way home [Final] Am G C D Am