| D | F#m | G | |
| The river flows | , it flows to the sea |
| G/F# | Em | A | |
| Wherever that r | iver | goes that's where I | want to be |
| D | D4 | D | D4 | |
| Flow r | iver f | low, let your waters wash down |
| D | Em | A4 | A | D | D4 | D | |
| Take me from thi | s road to s | ome | other to | wn |
| D | F#m | G | |
| All he wanted | was to be free |
| G/F# | Em | A | |
| And that's the | way | it turned out to | be |
| D | D4 | D | D4 | |
| Flow r | iver f | low, let your waters wash down |
| D | Em | A4 | A | D | D4 | D | |
| Take me from thi | s road to s | ome | other to | wn |
| D | D4 | |
| Fl | ow river flow, past the shady tre | es |
| D | D4 | |
| Go river g | o, go to the s | ea |
| Em | A4 | A | D | |
| Fl | ow | to th | e sea |
| D | F#m | G | |
| The river flows | , it flows to the sea |
| G/F# | Em | A | |
| Wherever it go | es | that's where I want to | be |
| D | D4 | D | D4 | |
| Flow r | iver f | low, let your waters wash down |
| D | Em | A4 | A | D | D4 | D | |
| Take me from thi | s road to s | ome | other to | wn |