On The Hudson River chords by Toby Foster

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
E A F# A E


Verse 1:
E
The sound of the ice cracking on the Hudson River
    C#m       B
Is much better than the sound of the ice breaking
                A  F# G# A B
In the basement of some college dorm
    E               C#m
And the wind against my face is bitter-cold
       A
But it's the bitter things inside me that
B          E
Keep me from feeling warm

Instrumental:
E A F# A E


Verse 2:
  E
My mood's no longer changing with the weather
      C#m
Oh like it used to
           B
I feel like I've been stuck in this state of disrepair
          A  F# G# A B
Since I turned seventeen
       E         C#m
And with the heat on I feel content
  B              A
To ignore all the books I wanna read


Chorus:
       E    F#    A   B
But with the window open I can see outside
    E          F#
See the world that I've been missing
   A          B
Since looking through two closed eyes
    E        F#
And my nose is bound to run, oh
    A         B
But my legs are bound to move
     E      F#
If I can erase these boundaries
    A         B
That convince me that I've got
       E
Something to lose


Instrumental:
E F# A B (x2)


Verse 3:
E
And the look in your eyes when you told me
             C#m
That you love me was much better
         B
Than the look in mine
B
As they teared up and I realized
              A  F# G# A B
That it was time to say goodbye
    E
But the dirt under my fingernails
 C#m     A        B
Reminds me why I'm not ready to die


Instrumental:
E A F# A E


Verse 4:
E
And my heart's no longer in everything that I do
     C#m
like I remember it used to be
B
 But it still feels good to at least be
   A     F# G# A B
Doing something ohhh
    E               C#m
And the sound of the ice cracking on the Hudson River
    B        A
Is much better than the sound
      E       F#
Of my heart pounding in my chest
      A         B
And all the thoughts inside my head
     E      F#       A  B
As I lay awake in my bed outside Chicago


Chorus:
    E        F#
And my nose is bound to run oh
    A         B
But my legs are bound to move
    E       F#
If I can escape these boundaries
    A         B       E  F# A
And convince myself I've got nothing to lose
   B       E  F# A
I've got nothing to lose
   B       E  F# A
I've got nothing to lose
   B       E  F# A
I've got nothing to lose

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