| D5 | % | % | % || D5 | % | % | % | [Verse 1]D Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of nightEdim/D D5 Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning lightD The price already paid, a son gone to the graveA7 D5 D Now the sorrowful parade to the riverbank [Verse 2]D Must be half the county come down to the riverbankEdim/D D High school is closed, same for the local policeD G/D Gm Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing “Amazing Grace”D5 A7 D Will the shallow river waters bring us peace [Chorus]Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to runD Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gunD Dm It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of boneD Edim/D It’s a long walk homeG A long walk homeD D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk homeD From the riverbank [Bridge]D Is there any reason why the black pine should not weepEdim/D Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could not sleepD G/D Gm D5 And the nightmares when they came, like poison to the brainA7 D Reminded him again life is cheap [Chorus]Dm Army dude, only son, nowhere to runD Dm No one to turn to, he turns to the gunD Dm It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of boneD Edim/D It’s a long walk homeG A long walk homeD D7 A7 Gonna be a long walk homeD From the riverbank [Verse 3]D G D G Army dude’s mama at the edge of the riverD Edim/D Limp as a rag, American flag in her armsD G Then a triangle of light kissed the red and blue and whiteD A7 Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms [Outro]| D5 | % | % | % || D5 | % | % | % |
The Riverbank
Paul Simon
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