Acoustic Ballad Interpretation
by Buenofine Dayao Calse


[Intro]

                       


[Verse 1]

(           
You know a dre

            
am is like a r

          
iver, ever cha

             
nging as it fl


ows.
             
And a dreamer'

           
s just a vesse

#             
l that must fo

            
llow where it 

 
goes
            
Trying to lear

n from what's 

behind him
            
And never know

              
ing what's in 

 
store
            
Makes each day

 a constant ba

ttle
             
Just to stay b

             
etween the sho

res.


[Chorus 1]

(           
And I will sai

        
l my vessel 't

             
il the river r

     
uns dry,
             
Like a bird up

          
on the wind th

            
ese waters are

     
 my sky
             
I'll never rea

              
ch my destinat

     
ion if I never

 try
             
So I will sail

              
 my vessel 'ti

             
l the river ru

       
ns dry.


[Verse 2]

(           
Too many times

          
 we stand asid

            
e and let the 

             
waters slip aw


ay
              
'Til what we p

            
ut off 'til to

/         
morrow has now

         
 become today
              
So don't you s

             
it upon the sh

             
oreline and sa

            
y you're satis

fied
             
Choose to chan

              
ce the rapids 

             
and dare to da

         
nce the tide.


[Chorus 2]

(           
And I will sai

        
l my vessel 't

             
il the river r

     
uns dry,
             
Like a bird up

          
on the wind th

            
ese waters are

     
 my sky
             
I'll never rea

              
ch my destinat

              
ion if I never

  
 try
             
So I will sail

              
 my vessel 'ti

             
l the river ru

       
ns dry.


[Bridge]

       
       And the

            
re's bound to 

          
be rough water

s
              
       And I k

             
now I'll take 

      
some falls
              
       But wit

            
h the good Lor

          
d as my captai

n
              
       I can m

             
ake it through

               (   
 them all...


[Final Chorus] 
(no chords played or single strum on each chord during the first 2 lines)

           (
And I will sai

              
l my vessel 't

       (    
il the river r

    (
uns dry,
       (    
Like a bird up

      (  
on the wind th

    (     
ese waters are

    (
 my sky
             
I'll never rea

              
ch my destinat

    
ion if I never

 try
             
So I will sail

              
 my vessel 'ti

              
l the river ru

             
ns dry.
             
Yes, I will sa

il my vessel
             
'Til the river

       
 runs dry...
              
'Til the river

       
 runs dry.