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The Same River Twice


Capo 4th fret G C/G The smell of spruce brings back the cold September in the woods near Jackson Hole. D C/G The boats still in the water, 'cause we could not bear to let the summer go. G C/G You told them at the grocery not to save the Sunday papers anymore. D G You were off to San Francisco; I'd be working for a year in Ecuador. D/F# G And now I know, you can't wade in the same river twice. D/F# C Bm Now I know, the current flows around you, then it's gone, C G - D7/F# Leaves you no choice but moving on. C/G - G That river's gone.

The windows needed painting, and some planks along the dock were rotting through.
Next year I went back early, I worked hard to leave it looking fine for you.
I expected you on Monday, I planted you some roses and red mums,
And it was late on Friday when I finally knew that you would never come.

And now I know, you can't wade in the same river twice.
Now I know, the current flows around you, then it's gone,
Leaves you no choice but moving on.
That river's gone.

If I had said that Ecuador would have to wait another year or two,
If you'd said San Francisco could get through the winter somehow without you...

But now I know, you can't wade in the same river twice.
Now I know, the current flows around you, then it's gone,
Leaves you no choice but moving on.
That river's gone.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton & Susan Graham White, 1998)


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