The Hudson

[D][D][D][D] If we're
[D] lucky we
[Dmaj7] feel our lives
[Bm] Know when the next
[Bm/A] scene arrives. So
[G] often we start in the
[D] middle and work our way
[A] out.
[A] We go to some

[D] grey sky diner for
[Dmaj7] eggs and toast, the
[Bm] New York Times or the
[Bm/A] New York Post. Then we
[G] take a ride through the
[D] valley of the shadow of
[A] death. [A] But

[G] even [A] for us
[D] New York-[D7]-ers
[D7] There's a
[D7] time in every
[G] day [D/F#]
[Em] The [Em] river takes our
[A] breath away. [A] And the

[D] Hudson [D]
[Dmaj7] [Dmaj7] it holds a
[Bm] life. [Bm]
[Bm/A] We thought we
[Bm/A] did it on our
[G] own [G]
[A] [A] The

[D] river roads
[Dmaj7] collect the tolls
[Bm] For the passage
[Bm/A] of our souls. Through
[G] silence, over
[D] woods, the flowers
[A] and snow.
[A] And
  [D] past the George
[Dmaj7] Washington Bridge, Down
[Bm] from the trails of
[Bm/A] Breakneck Ridge. The
[G] river's ancient
[D] path is sacred and
[A] slow. [A] And

[G] as it [A] swings through
[D] Harlem [D]
[D7] [D7] It's every shade of
[G] blue [D/F#]
[Em] [Em] Into the city of the
[A] new brand new. [A] And the

[D] Hudson [D]
[Dmaj7] [Dmaj7] it holds the
[Bm] life. [Bm]
[Bm/A] We thought
[Bm/A] we did it on our
[G] own [G]
[A] [A] I

[G] thought I
[A] had no
[D] sense of [D] place or
[G] past. Time
[D/F#] was too
[Em] slow, but
[A] then too
[Bm] fast. The [Bm] river
[E] takes us [E] home at
[G] last [G]
[A] [A]

[D] [D]
[D] Where and when does the
[Dmaj7] memory take hold,
[Bm] Mountain range in the
[Bm/A] Autumn cold. And I
[G] thought West Point was
[D] Camelot in the
[A] spring.
[A] If you're
  [D] lucky you'll find some-
[Dmaj7]-thing that reflects you
[Bm] Helps you feel your
[Bm/A] life protects you
[G] Cradles you and con-
[D]-nects you to every-
[A]-thing. [A] This

[G] whole life [A] I re-
[D]-member [D]
[D7] As they
[D7] begged them to it
[G] self [D/F#]
[Em] Never [Em] turn me into
[A] someone else. [A] And the

[D] Hudson, [D]
[Dmaj7] [Dmaj7] it holds the
[Bm] life [Bm]
[Bm/A] We thought
[Bm/A] we did it on our
[G] own [G]
[A] [A] And the

[D] Hudson, [D]
[Dmaj7] [Dmaj7] it holds the
[Bm] life [Bm]
[Bm/A] We thought
[Bm/A] we did it on our
[G] own [G]
[A] [A]

[D] Oh [D] [Bm] [Bm]
[F#m7] Oh [F#m7] [A] [A]
[D] Oh [D] [Bm] [Bm]
[F#m7] Oh [F#m7] [A] [A]
[D] Oh [D] [Bm] [Bm]
[F#m7] Oh [F#m7] [A] [A]
[D] [D] [Bm] [Bm]
[F#m7] [F#m7] [A] [A]
[D]