Intro:
D5 , Cmaj7 , D5 , Emi9 , ( Esus2addG )}
D5/H , Cmaj7 , D5 , G
D5/H I was born and Cmaj7 raised, on D5 Steel Esus2addG River
D5/H I see it Cmaj7 all like it was D5 yester G day
D5/H The ships and Cmaj7 bridges, they were D5 all de Esus2addG livered
D5/H From Sydney Cmaj7 Harbour to the D5 'Cisco G bay
D5/H And I met my Cmaj7 love, down on D5 the Steel Esus2addG River
D5/H We served our Cmaj7 dreams and
Spent our D5 childhood G days
D5/H In rainy Cmaj7 streets, we'd kiss D5 away the Esus2addG shivers,
D5/H And hide in Cmaj7 fear from the D5 latest G craze...
C Dancing to D5/H Motown, D making C love
With a D5/H arol King record Ami7 playing
And C oh how I D5/H loved you... D , C , D5/H , Ami7
Say G goodbye!
G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , D5 , E5
G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , D5 , G5
Ten thousand bombers hit the Steel River
And many died to keep her running free
And she survived but now she's gone forever
Her burning heart is just a memory,
And I ran away from life on Steel River
Luck or not, I gladly took the break
The odds were low, the chances nearly zero
But a chance it was, that I had to take...
Say goodbye, Steel River
They say its good to see them back again
I know it hurts to see what really happened,
I know one salmon, aint no good to them
They were born and raised to
Serve their steel mother
It was all they taught and all they ever knew,
And they believed they would
Keep their children
Even though, not a single word was true!
Say goodbye, wave goodbye
Steel River
Chris Rea
