D           G         D
The lines on my father''s face
                       A      D
Ran deep as creek beds on our place
                        G           D
And the river ran right through his soul
                       A         D
But I know at times it tooks its toll
         G
When the crops would flood we lived on fish
    D            A      D
But never did my father wish
                      G           D
To leave the land his life flowed from
                 A        D
The river and my dad were one

[Chorus]
    Bm                       G
And I''m one of the river''s own
      A                         Bm     G
It''s current down inside me is strong
          D           A     Bm
And it''s up to me to carry on
        G    A                   D
''Cause I''m one of the river''s own

[Verse]
                       G     D
As a kid I watched the river flow
                           A          D
Yeah, I admired the way it rocked and rolled
                      G     D
Dad was proud I was a river rat
                                    A     D
But that''s where our common ground ended at
          G
''Cause I seen those city lights downstream
         D                     A     D
And they drew me in when I was seven teen
                       G     D
I went everywhere that river runs
                        A       D
Yeah, me and that river we were one

[Chorus]
    Bm                       G
And I''m one of the river''s own
      A                         Bm     G
It''s current down inside me is strong
          D           A     Bm
And it''s up to me to carry on
        G    A                   D
''Cause I''m one of the river''s own

[Verse]
                  G      D
Two years ago dad passed away
                            A        D
And I''ll never forget that mournful day
                      G       D
Then a lawyer read me out his will
                            A         D
It said son, it''s time for you to be still
       G
Then a week ago a government man
         D             A         D
Tried to pay me off to flood our land
                       G             D
And I did just what my dad would''ve done
                          A      D
''Cause me and that river we are one

[Chorus]
    Bm                       G
And I''m one of the river''s own
      A                         Bm     G
It''s current down inside me is strong
          D           A     Bm
And it''s up to me to carry on
        G    A                   D
''Cause I''m one of the river''s own