Am
Oh the river, oh the river, it's running free

And oh the joy, oh the joy it brings to me
        Dm               F              G
But I know it'll have to drown me
Am
Before it can breathe easy

    Am
And I've seen it in the flights of birds, I've seen it in you

The entrails of the animals the blood running through
      Dm                   F
But in order to get to the heart
            G            Am
I think sometimes you'll have to cut through

But you can't

Dm   F  Am
We will carry...

We will carry you there...


[Chorus]
         F
Just keep following
    C                 G
The heartlines on your hand
          F
Just keep following
     C                 G
The heartlines on your hand
     F  C
Keep it up
           G
I know you can
          F
Just keep following
    C                  G
The heartlines on your hand
        Am
Cause I am...


[Instrumental]
Am  Dm  F


[Verse 2]
Am
On the sea, on the sea and land over land

Creeping and crawling like the sea over sand
 Dm            F                  G
Still I follow heartlines on your hand
         Am
And this fantasy, this fallacy, this tumbling stone

Echoes of a city that's long overgrown
     Dm                   F      G
your heart is the only place that I call home
Am
Can I be returned?
Am
You can...
Am
We can..


[Chorus]
         F
Just keep following
    C                  G
The heartlines on your hand
          F
Just keep following
     C                 G
The heartlines on your hand
     F  C
Keep it up
           G
I know you can
          F
Just keep following
    C                  G
The heartlines on your hand


[Bridge] (strum once)
F      C        G
What a thing to do

Oh... What a thing to choose

But know, in some way, I'm there with you
                                    F  C  G
Up against the wall on a Wednesday afternoon


[Chorus/Outro]
          F
Just keep following
    C                  G
The heartlines on your hand
     F  C
Keep it up
           G
I know you can
          F
Just keep following
    C                  G
The heartlines on your hand
Cause I am...