Verse 1:
C
There's a war going on just across the street,
There's a rage that's burning to an angry beat;
Bb/C F/C
I can feel the thirst but there's no relief:
C
We need a river.
There's a sound in the distance like a thunder cloud,
We're waiting for the rain while the sun beats down;
Bb/C F/C
Can You feel is rising from the underground?
C
We need a river.
Bridge:
E/G# Am
Oh, let justice roll like rivers,
E/G# Am Bb
Oh, let mercy flow with love, love.
Chorus:
C
Come to the water,
Gm7sus4 Fmaj7
Come to the water of life,
It will never run dry.
C
Come to the water,
Gm7sus4 Fmaj7
Run to the water of life,
C
It will never run dry. (no3rd)
2.
There's a cry from the child in the factory,
There's a prayer for the prisoners of poverty:
Save us from the greed and the apathy -
We need a river.
There's a hope like a river running down our street,
We're an army of peacemakers on our feet:
Take us to the place love and mercy meet -
There is a river.