[Verse]
E There is a secret
A I found a secret
BG# AE Behind a Soho door
E There is a reason
A I found a reason
BG# AE Beneath the subway floor
E I found the water
A The devils water
BG# AE and walked along its shore
B Is that what you want?
 [Verse]
E The channel’s changing
A The heart is racing
BG# AE from voices on a wire
E The soul is yearning
A the cold is burning
BG# AE the ember starts a fire
E Can we recover
A love for each other,
BG# AE the measure of your life
B Is that what you want?
B Is that what you really want
 [Pre-Chorus]
E A river
B A river
BG# AE a river running under ground
E A river
B A river
B Is that what you want?
Is that what you really want? [Refrain:]
EB G#A I!.. I!.. I am a river
I!.. I!.. I am a river 
B Is that what you want
B is that what you really want
EB G#A I!.. I!.. I am a river
I!.. I!.. I am a river 
G#A I am a river
EB G#A I!.. I!..I am a river
I!.. I!..I am a river