[Intro]
G    A G    A G    A G     A D Dsus2 D
[Estrofe]
(D)                       Dsus2 D
You know a dream is like a river,
         G             D 
 ever changing as it flows. 
You know a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows. 
         G               D/F#     
And a dreamer's just a vessel that
        Em             A 
 must follow where it goes 
And a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes 
            D 
Trying to learn from what's behind
 him 
Trying to learn from what's behind him 
            Bm               G 
And never knowing what's in store 
            D 
Makes each day a constant battle 
          A                D 
Just to stay between the shores.
[Refrão]
(D)               Dsus2 D         
And I will sail my vessel 'til the
   G         D 
 river runs dry, 
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry, 
        G            D/F#      
Like a bird upon the wind these
   Em           A 
 waters are my sky 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky 
            D                    G 
I'll never reach my destination if I
 never try 
I'll never reach my destination if I never try 
           D                     
So I will sail my vessel 'til the
   A          D Dsus2 D 
 river runs dry.
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
[Estrofe]
(D)                     Dsus2 D      
Too many times we stand aside and let
      G            D 
 the waters slip away 
Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away 
              G            D/F#   
'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow
    Em           A 
 has now become today 
'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today 
               D                   
So don't you sit upon the shoreline
      Bm            G 
 and say you're satisfied 
So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied 
  D                              A  
Choose to chance the rapids and dare
               D 
 to dance the tide.
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.
[Refrão]
(D)               Dsus2 D         
And I will sail my vessel 'til the
  G          D 
 river runs dry, 
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry, 
        G            D/F#      
Like a bird upon the wind these
  Em            A 
 waters are my sky 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky 
             D                      
I'll never reach my destination if I
        G 
 never try 
I'll never reach my destination if I never try 
           D                     
So I will sail my vessel 'til the
  A           D Dsus2 D 
 river runs dry.
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
[Puente]
D   Dsus2 D        Bm               
       And there's bound to be rough
  G 
 waters 
       And there's bound to be rough waters 
      D                   G 
And I know I'll take some falls 
              Em               D/F# 
But with the good Lord as my captain
 
But with the good Lord as my captain 
       G                    A  
I can make it through them all...
[Refrão]
           (E)                    
And I will sail my vessel 'til the
 (A)        (E) 
 river runs dry, 
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry, 
       (A)          (E/G#)     
Like a bird upon the wind these
 (F#m)         (B) 
 waters are my sky 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky 
             E                  A 
I'll never reach my destination if I
 never try 
I'll never reach my destination if I never try 
           E                     
So I will sail my vessel 'til the
         B        E     A 
 river runs dry. 
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry. 
             E 
Yes, I will sail my vessel 
           B         A 
'Til the river runs dry... 
                     E 
'Til the river runs dry.