I know a (Bm)place
where we can (A)go
to lay the (F#sus)trou bles down eat ing your par a (G)soul.
I know a (Bm)place
where mer cy (A)flows,
drowned take the (F#sus)stains, make you whit er than born a (G)snow.
Like a (Bm)tide, it is ris ing up deep in side, a (Bm)cur rent that moves and makes you come a live; (Bm)liv ing wa ter that brings the dead to life,
oh,
(E7)oh.
We’re go ing (Bm)down to the riv er, down to the riv er, down to the riv er to pray.
Let’s get washed by the wa ter, washed by the wa ter and rise up in a maz ing grace.
Let’s go (Bm)down, down, down to the riv er.
(Bm)(You will leave changed.) Let’s go (Bm)down, down, down to the riv er.
(Bm)(Nev er the same.)
I’ve seen it (Bm)move
in my own (A)life;
took me from (F#sus)dust y roads in to your par a (G)dise.
All of my (Bm)dirt,
all of my (A)shame
drowned in the (F#sus)streams that have made me than born a (G)gain.
Like a (Bm)tide, it is ris ing up deep in side, a (Bm)cur rent that moves and makes you come a live; (Bm)liv ing wa ter that brings the dead to life,
oh,
(E7)oh.
We’re go ing (Bm)down to the riv er, down to the riv er, down to the riv er to pray.
Let’s get washed by the wa ter, washed by the wa ter and rise up in a maz ing grace.
Let’s go (Bm)down, down, down to the riv er.
(Bm)(You will leave changed.) Let’s go (Bm)down, down, down to the riv er.
(Bm)(Nev er the same.)
I’ve seen it same.) Let’s go (Bm)down.
(Woo,
woo,
woo.)
Let’s go (Bm)down.
(Woo,
woo,
woo.)
Let’s go down.
We’re go ing same.) (CN.C.)Oh, down.
(Woo,
woo,
woo.)
Let’s go (Bm)down, down, down to the riv er,
(woo,)
down in a maz ing grace.
This page shows “The River” by Jordan Feliz in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.