Nice environmentally-themed song from Don Henley s Inside Job, probably
inspired by his work at Walden Woods. The song is on piano, but you can play
it this way with an acoustic guitar.
Intro: Dm / Am / C / G (twice)
Verse:
The rains have come early, they say,
We re all going to wash away, well,
That s all right with me..
If Heaven s torrent can wash clean
The arrogance that lies unseen,
And the damage done, since we have gone,
Where we ought not to be...
Chorus:
Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long
Verse 2 is the same as the first verse, then comes the chorus again.
Solo: Play the intro chords twice.
Bridge:
I make a church out of words
As the years dull my senses
And I try to hold on to the world that I knew..
And I struggle to cross
These generational fences
And the beauty that still remains - I can touch it through you..
Repeat the chorus twice and then fade out.
That s it! Quite a simple, and yet a powerful song.