---
title: "Carry Me River"
artist: "Derk de Geus"
year: 2025
key: "Bm"
tags: ["sacred", "water", "surrender", "original"]
description: "Let the flow of the river carry you home."
spotify: "https://open.spotify.com/track/1teG3TzFFNvAKgpzQT0xEZ"
apple_music: "https://music.apple.com/us/album/carry-me-river/1855385287?i=1855385288"
youtube: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48RjkzG6bXs"
youtube_embed: "https://www.youtube.com/embed/48RjkzG6bXs"
language: "English"
origin: "The Netherlands"
tradition: "Contemporary Sacred"
submitted_by: "Derk"
date_added: "2026-05-17"
---

## About this song

This song is about the journey from the head to the heart — letting go of control, and allowing the river of life to carry you where you need to go.

```chords
[Verse]
Bm
Carry me river
A        G
Carry me home
Bm
Down from the mountains
A           G
Back to the ocean

[Chorus]
Bm
Carry my body
A        Em
Carry my soul
     G      A
I surrender to
     Gmaj7
Your flow

[Outro]
     A6
Your flow
     Gmaj7
Your flow
     A6
Your flow
     Gmaj7
Your flow
     F#7
Your flow
```