Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam debu album studio pertama miliknya yang bertajuk Tigerlily.
Album yang dirilis pada tahun 1995 melalui Elektra Records itu berhasil menduduki posisi ke-13 di US Billboard 200.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Where I Go” dari Natalie Merchant.
Capo 4
Intro:
B G#m E E (x2)
Verse:
B G#m E
Climbing under a barbed wire fence by the railroad ties
B G#m E
Climbing over the old stone wall I'm bound for the riverside
Chorus:
F# E
Well, I go to the river to soothe my mind
F# E F#
To ponder over the crazy days of my life
E
Just sit and watch the river flow
B G#m E E (x2)
Verse:
B G#m E
Find a place on the riverbank where the green rushes grow
B G#m E
See the wind in the willow tree in the branches hanging low
Chorus:
F# E
Well, I go to the river to soothe my mind
F# E F#
To ponder over the crazy days of my life
E G#m
Watch the river flow
E
Ease my mind and soul
B
Where I go
B G#m E E (x2)
Chorus:
F# E
Well I will go to the river from time to time
F# E F#
Wander over these crazy days in my mind
E G#m
Watch the river flow
E
Where the willow branches grow
G#m E
By the cool rolling waters moving gracefully and slow
Bridge:
C#m B G#m
Oooh, child it's love, it's lovely
C#m F#
Let the river take it all away
C#m F#
The mad pace the hurry, the hurry
C#m F#
The troubles the worries, the worries
C#m G#m F# F#
Just let the river take them all away
E F#
--- Flow away
E F# E G#m
--- Flow away
Outro:
G#m G#m E E G#m G#m C# C#
(humming, la la la)
F# E F# E F# E
(humming, la la la)
G#m G#m E E G#m G#m E E ... B
(humming, la la la)
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