Intro
 
  C (for a while) then  
| C | F | C | C | 
| C | F | Bb F | C | 
 
Verse 1
 
C                        F 
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill 
       Bb            F   
As the day begs the night 
    C 
for mercy love 
C                              F 
The sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars 
Bb          F 
Carved into stone 
       C 
On the face of it 
 
C                       F 
The moon is up and over One Tree Hill 
Bb               F             C 
We see the sun go down in your eyes 
 
Chorus
 
C              Bb    F           C 
You run like a river, on to the sea 
C              Bb   F            C 
You run like a river runs to the sea 
 
Verse 2
 
C                           F 
And in the world a heart of darkness, a fire zone 
Bb                      F 
Where poets speak their heart 
     C 
Then bleed for it 
C                      F 
Jara sang - his song a weapon, in the hands of one 
Bb                F 
whose blood still cries 
         C 
From the ground 
 
Chorus
 
C              Bb    F           C 
It runs like a river runs to the sea 
C              Bb    F      C 
It runs like a river to the sea 
 
Instrumental Middle Part
| C | F | C | C |      | C | F | Bb F | C 
 
Verse 3
 
C                          F 
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts 
Bb                     F            C 
While bullets rape the night of the merciful 
C                   
I'll see you again 
         F  
When the stars fall from the sky 
        Bb              F 
And the moon has turned red 
     C 
Over One Tree Hill 
 
Outro
 
C             Bb     F 
We run like a river 
            C 
Runs to the sea 
C             Bb   F       C 
We run like a river to the sea 
C             Bb      F 
And when it's raining 
        C 
Raining hard 
C               Bb   F 
That's when the rain will 
C  
Break the heart 
 
And so on. Peace and love.