When Rivers Rise

Em Em Em
Em Em Em
C D C C
D D Em


[Verse 1]

 Em
Peace in the valley has gone,
         Em
Now the weather rolls in from the west;
                         C
Storm clouds o’er the Pacific
      D                          Em
Will soon put our shores to the test.
        Em
Another Indian summer is over,
C      D         Em
…Here comes the rain;
                          C
It's British Columbia's trademark
 D                      Em
Come back to haunt us again.


[Chorus]

 D              Em          C            Em
Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends,
 C              Em         B
Wait there and pray that when it all ends
             Em                    D
Something's left of what you've struggled for,
      C                  D
Something to keep you strong,
   B              Em
A reason to carry on.


[Instrumental]

Em Em Em  x2


[Verse 2]

           Em
It's been hard driving rain for days,
        Em
With a forecast as bleak as the sky;
                                    C
And the fear in the people and the raging river
    D                  Em
Do both in accordance rise.
    Em
The order came down to evacuate
      Em
All those from the danger zone;
                         C
Some walked away from a living
     D                           Em
And some walked away from their home.


[Chorus]

 D              Em          C            Em
Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends,
 C              Em         B
Wait there and pray that when it all ends
             Em                    D
Something's left of what you've struggled for,
      C                  D
Something to keep you strong,
   B              Em
A reason to carry on.


[Interlude]

Em Em Em
C D Em Em
C D C Em
D D Em


[Verse 3]

      Em
On a path of destruction,
C        D      Em
…Fueled by the rain;
   C        D       C
An act of God or science,
         D                   Em
There's no one to take the blame.
        Em
For a flood that swept through the valley
C      D            Em
…And swallowed the land;
     C        D         C
With all her power and fury,
             D                    Em
Well you'd swear that she'd been damned.


[Chorus]

 D              Em          C            Em
Move to high ground, seek shelter with friends,
 C              Em         B
Wait there and pray that when it all ends
             Em                    D
Something's left of what you've struggled for,
      C                  D
Something to keep you strong,
   B              Em
A reason to carry on.