[ Intro ]
D C/D Bb F/C C
D C/D Bb F/C C
[ Verse 1 ]
D C/D
The weather man he looks confused
C G D G D/A
Shakes his fist at the sky like you used to do
D C/D
But you don't remember things like that do you
C G/A D G D/A
The balance was uneven but I'm breaking through
[ Chorus 1 ]
C G D
Slow rivers run cold
C G F G
Shallow waters never sank so low
Bb C G
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
D F/C C G D
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Verse 2]
D C/D
The winter here don't believe in God
C G D G D/A
The bitter wind just bites through me like a wild dog
D C/D
I still see your eyes tonight like headlights through the fog
C G D G D/A
But one foot in your door oh that's all I ever got
[ Chorus 2 ]
C G D
Slow rivers run cold
C G F G
Shallow waters never sank so low
Bb C G
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
D F/C C G D
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Bridge ]
G/B C
Chances are you'll re ap pear
D Em
Swim my way in a flood of tears
F G
No place to hide your conscience so
C D D
You're a sinking ship with no place to go
[ Chorus 3 ]
C G D
Slow rivers run cold
C G F G
Shallow waters never sank so low
Bb C G
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
D F/C C G
You're a slow river and you run so cold
[ Outro ]
C G D
Slow rivers run cold
C G F G
Shallow waters never sank so low
Bb C G
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
D F/C C G D
You're a slow river and you run so cold
Slow Rivers chords
by Elton John
