Gently We Row Chords & Lyrics by Melissa Etheridge
Gently We Row
guitar chords lyrics
Intro:
C G Am C
F C Gsus4 G
C G Am C
When my soul crashed into my body
F C G5 G5
Falling into consciousness
F C Dm C
That's when my mind began this illusion
F C G5 G5
Of taking it step after step
Am G F C
I looked into mother's eyes
Am7 F G5 G5
I said tell me what I should believe
F C Dm7 C
She drew me a room with a light
F G C C
said just turn it off when you leave
Chorus:
C G Am C
Slow, slow, this river is slow
F C G G
We're all out here on our own
Am G C F F F F
Row, row, gently we row
F G C C
One day we'll find our way home
C G Am C
Step after step they drew me a town
F C G5 G5
they drew me a fear and a need
F C Dm C
They drew me a god, and they drew me some money
F C G5 G5
hiding the truth far from me
Am G F C
I asked the cool fire light
Am7 F G5 G5
Tell me, what I should believe, they
F C Dm7 C
gave me a song and they gave me a dance, and said
F G C C
sleep now your pain will relieve
---Chorus---
Am Em7 F C
I've stumbled and crawled I've begged to know why
Am Em7 F G
and I've been a-shamed when I've chosen to lie
Am Em7 F C
In all of this darkness I have searched for a light
Dm Dm Dm Dm
to come and find me
G Gsus4 G G
And when I found me
C G Am C
I wrapped my arms round my own daughter
F C Gsus4 G
as she fell into her place and time
F C Dm C
and as her mind creates her illusions
F C Gsus4 G
I won't complicate hers with mine
Am G F C
She looked into her mother's eyes
Am7 F Gsus4 G
she said tell me what I should believe
F C Dm7 C
And I drew her a door and I drew her a key
F C Dm7 C
and I said when you're ready you'll come and find me
F C Dm7 C
and we'll walk out of here and tomorrow will be a new
G Gsus4 F F
dayyyyyyyyyyy
C G Am C
Slow, slow, this river is slow
F C Gsus4 G
And you're never out here on our own
Am G C F F F F
Row, row, gently we row
F G
And together we'll find our way.
C G Am C
Slow, slow, this river is slow
F C Gsus4 G
Life is not what it seems
Am G C F F F
Row, row, gently we row
F
The truth is
G C
It's only a dream
