I Know Why the River Runs Lee Ann Womack
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: C Dm F G (2x)
When I [C]reach to h[Dm]old you__[F]_
[G]I'll still be a[C]lone[Dm] [F] [G]
When I [C]hear the ri[Dm]nging__[F]_
[G]Of the tele[C]phone[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm]
I'll think it i[F]s you[Dm]
It will not b[F]e tr[G]ue[Am]
CHORUS:
I know [F]why the [C]river [G]runs
To a [Am]place some[F]where far a[C]way[G] [Am]
I know [F]why the [C]sky is [G]crying
When there [Am]aren't any [F]words to sa[C]y[G]
INTERLUDE: Am F C G Am F C G
I could [C]play the m[Dm]essage__[F]_
[G]That you left f[C]or me[Dm] [F] [G]
I can [C]hear your v[Dm]oice and_[F]_
[G]I could still b[C]elie[Dm]ve[F] [G] [Dm]
That you will soon b[F]e home[Dm]
But you will never[F] com[G]e[Am]
CHORUS:
I know [F]why the [C]river [G]runs
To a [Am]place some[F]where far a[C]way[G] [Am]
I know [F]why the [C]sky is [G]crying
When there [Am]aren't any [F]words to sa[C]y[G]
INTERLUDE: Am F C G Am
BRIDGE:
There's a silence that I [F]don't want to keep[Am]
There's a hole now where my [G]heart used to be[F]
You say that healing comes in [Am]time
But I [G]don't know what that m[F]eans___[C]____[F]__
INSTRUMENTAL: C G Am F C G Am F C G Am F C G Dm
I lie here for s[F]o long[Dm]
But you will never[F] com[G]e___[Am]__
CHORUS:
I know [F]why the [C]river [G]runs
To a [Am]place some[F]where far a[C]way[G] [Am]
I know [F]why the [C]sky is [G]crying
When there [Am]aren't any [F]words to s[C]ay[G] [Am]
CHORUS:
I know [F]why the [C]river [G]runs
To a [Am]place some[F]where far a[C]way[G] [Am]
I know [F]why the [C]sky is [G]crying
When there [Am]aren't any [F]words to s[C]ay[G]
OUTRO: (## repeat riff and fade to end)
[Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
I know [F]why the [C]river [G]runs[Am]____[F]___[C]__[G]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G]
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