Tom: G
G C
As I went out walking, on a fine summer day
D
Through hills and the valleys
G D
I soon lost my way
G C
Till I came to an old man, kneeling down by a stream
D G
Gazing in to the water, like he was lost in a dream
C G
In his hand was a picture, he clung to for life
A D
And his eyes filled with tears, as he tried not to cry
C G Em
As he looked to the heavens, he started to pray
C D G
In the quiet country side, I could hear the man say
[Chorus]
G C
Life is a river, I'll go with the flow
D G D
And where it will take me, the Lord only kno-ows
G C
but I miss you sweetheart, your kindness and love
G D G
But I know one day, we'll sail away on God's ocean above
[Verse 2]
G C
He said now young man, you're a stranger to me
D G D
Could I bother you kindly, for your company
G C
Today I am thinking, of a time long ago
D G
And I need to tell someone of a girl I love so
C G
It's 42 years today, since Rose took my hand
A D
and proudly I lived life, her husband, her man
C G Em
till only last week son, God took her away
C D G
As I kissed her softly, these words she did say
[Chorus]
G C
Life is a river, I'll go with the flow
D G D
And where it will take me, the Lord only kno-ows
G C
but I miss you sweetheart, your kindness and love
G D G
But I know one day, we'll sail away on God's ocean above
[Outro]
C G
And with that the old man, sent me on my way
A D
and said 'by the water I'll kneel for the day'
C G Em
'I look at the river, starting out on it's life,
C D G
It's where I feel close to, my beautiful wife
