There[C ]ain't no [Am7]gold in this riverThat I've [Em]been washing [Fmaj7]my hands in forever[G]I know there [C ]is hope in [Am7]these waters
But I can't[Em]bring myself to swim[Fmaj7]When I am drowning [F]in this silenceBaby, [Fmaj7]let me in
[G]Go [C]easy [Am7] on [Am7]me, [G]baby[Em]I was still [Dm7]a child[C]Didn’t [Fmaj7]get the[G] chance to[C]Feel the [Am7] world[G] around me
[Em]I had no time [Dm7]to choose[C]What I [Fmaj7]chose to do[C]So go [Am7]easy [Em]on [Fmaj7]me