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