[Verse 1]
G C G
To young and proud parents a baby is born.
G C D
They both weep softly as he’s placed in her arms.
G C D
While just one floor below them cries a family in grief
G D G
For a loved one crossed Jordon their maker to meet.
[Verse 2]
G C G
A handsome young man walks the isle with his bride
G C D
The onlookers proudly wipe tears from their eyes.
G C D
A few short years later the papers are filed.
G D G
As they both cry in anger in a fight for their child.
[Chorus]
C D G C G
Winding through life, runs a river of tears
G A D
flowing deep with emotions with each passing year.
G C G
Tears of pain and joy, tears of gain and loss
G C D G
Time and again we must cross the river of tears.
[Verse 3]
G C G
Two teen-age solders march bravely to war
G C D
To battle for freedom on some distant shore.
G c D
One returns safely to tears of great joy
G D G
While the other's folks morn for the loss of their boy.
[Chorus]
C D G C G
Winding through life, runs a river of tears
G A D
flowing deep with emotions with each passing year.
G C G
Tears of pain and joy, tears of gain and loss
G C D G
Time and again we must cross the river of tears.
[Ending]
C D
Sooner or later we'll cross
G F C G
The river of tears
