Verse 1:
[G]I can't believe it's true I [Am]finally got you here
[G]I been waiting for this [Am]moment for some years
Ive been [Bm]torn down e[C]nough to know
[Bm]Everyone goes [C]through this door
[C7]Just before their [A]lives explode
[Am]Come in here with a [D]heavy load
Verse 2:
[G]Walking down the road [Am]watching the day begin
[G]Radio song is playing [Am]off in a distant wind
But you can [Bm]feel it its a [C]gentle love
[Bm]Coming out soft from the [C]windows above
[C7]Just when you have [A]had enough
[Am]Here comes the world youve been [D]dreaming of
Chorus 1:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And you [Am]will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]look a[G/B]cross at the [Am]sons and [D]daughters
Verse 3:
[G]Sun comes up each day to [Am]chase away the moon
[G]Even the stars at night they [Am]fade away too soon
You cant [Bm]do much about the [C]trouble life brings
[Bm]Cut all the lines so the [C]phones dont ring
But [C7]stay here once from [A]spring to spring
[Am]Watching the ice melt the [D]mornings sing
Chorus 2:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And you [Am]will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]miss my [G/B]sons I [Am]miss my [D]daughter now
Break:
G-D/F#, Em-D, C-G/B, Am-D, C, D, Em, A, C, F-C, G
Verse 4:
[G]Theres a tree that grows [Am]out in the burning sands
[G]Never a drop of rain that [Am]nobody understands
You can [Bm]push me [C]I dont mind
[Bm]Leave me out here and [C]Ill be fine
Cause [C7]everyones gonna [A]have their time
[Am]Up or down honey [D]you decide
Chorus 3:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And [Am]you will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]miss my [G/B]sons I [Am]miss my [D]daughter now
Outro:
G-D/F#, Em-D, C-G/B, Am-D, C, D, Em, A, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C, end on G
Source: Ryan Robson
[G]I can't believe it's true I [Am]finally got you here
[G]I been waiting for this [Am]moment for some years
Ive been [Bm]torn down e[C]nough to know
[Bm]Everyone goes [C]through this door
[C7]Just before their [A]lives explode
[Am]Come in here with a [D]heavy load
Verse 2:
[G]Walking down the road [Am]watching the day begin
[G]Radio song is playing [Am]off in a distant wind
But you can [Bm]feel it its a [C]gentle love
[Bm]Coming out soft from the [C]windows above
[C7]Just when you have [A]had enough
[Am]Here comes the world youve been [D]dreaming of
Chorus 1:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And you [Am]will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]look a[G/B]cross at the [Am]sons and [D]daughters
Verse 3:
[G]Sun comes up each day to [Am]chase away the moon
[G]Even the stars at night they [Am]fade away too soon
You cant [Bm]do much about the [C]trouble life brings
[Bm]Cut all the lines so the [C]phones dont ring
But [C7]stay here once from [A]spring to spring
[Am]Watching the ice melt the [D]mornings sing
Chorus 2:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And you [Am]will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]miss my [G/B]sons I [Am]miss my [D]daughter now
Break:
G-D/F#, Em-D, C-G/B, Am-D, C, D, Em, A, C, F-C, G
Verse 4:
[G]Theres a tree that grows [Am]out in the burning sands
[G]Never a drop of rain that [Am]nobody understands
You can [Bm]push me [C]I dont mind
[Bm]Leave me out here and [C]Ill be fine
Cause [C7]everyones gonna [A]have their time
[Am]Up or down honey [D]you decide
Chorus 3:
[G]Oh my [D/F#]my the [Em]Mystic [D]River
She [C]takes your [G/B]heart
And [Am]you will for[D]give her
[G]Lay me [D/F#]down be[Em]side the [D]water
I [C]miss my [G/B]sons I [Am]miss my [D]daughter now
Outro:
G-D/F#, Em-D, C-G/B, Am-D, C, D, Em, A, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C
G, G, C, F-C, end on G
Source: Ryan Robson