Am G Dm He is down by the riverside Am C Late one night G Dm Heʼs tryinʼ to count the stars E Am In each of the signs G Dm All alone by the riverside Am C And time passes by G Dm Gathering thoughts of the past E And maybe heʼll cry So they say heʼs a madman And he donʼt understand But I know that heʼs tryinʼ hard To act like a man All those years he has suffered, my friends All those years of pain But I donʼt think he knows for sure If those years were in vain C G Heʼs a dreamer Dm Am But heʼs fightinʼ for his life C G F Heʼs tryinʼ to understand C G Heʼs a dreamer Dm Am But he wants to carry on C G F E Yet I know heʼs a lonely man Am G He is down by the riverside Late one night Heʼs tryinʼ to count the stars In each of the signs All alone by the riverside And time passes by Gathering thoughts of the past And maybe heʼll cry Heʼs a dreamer But heʼs fightinʼ for his life Heʼs tryinʼ to understand Heʼs a dreamer But he wants to carry on Yet I know heʼs a lonely man