GABmEGA
Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on
BmE
And I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young
GA
But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and man-made
BmA
I'm scared to death if I let you in, you'll see I'm just a fake
GA
Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch
BmA
But I know that's just me 'cause nothing ever is enough
GA
When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea
BmA
There was something in the water, now that something's in me
GA
Oh, I can't go back
BmA
But the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
GA
I can't go back
E
To the river
BmA
But it's in my roots, in my veins
E
In my blood and I'll stain
BmAE
every heart that I use to heal the pain
BmA
But it's in my roots, in my veins
E
In my blood and I'll slay
BmAE
every heart that I use to heal the pain
EBm
So I blame it on River lea
A
The River Lea, The River Lea
EBm
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
AE
The River Lea, The River Lea
G
I should probably tell you now
A
before is way too late
Bm
that I never meant to hurt you
A
or to lie straight to your face
G
Consider this my apology
A
I know it's years in advance
Bm
But I rather say it now in case
A
I never get the chance
GA
No, I can't go back
BmA
But the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
GA
I can't go back
E
To the river
BmA
But it's in my roots, in my veins
E
In my blood and I'll stain
BmAE
every heart that I use to heal the pain
BmA
But it's in my roots, in my veins
E
In my blood and I'll slay
BmAE
every heart that I use to heal the pain
EBm
So I blame it on River lea
A
The River Lea, The River Lea
EBm
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
AE
The River Lea, The River Lea
EBm
So I blame it on River lea
A
The River Lea, The River Lea
EBm
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
AE
The River Lea, The River Lea
BmAEBmAEBmAEBmAE
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.