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River

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Capo 3
play the "G" with a 3rd on your B-string instead of a 5th |3 2 0 0 0 3|
play the "C" with an extra 5th in there with your pinky |x 3 2 0 1 3|
Intro: G- C(4x's)
Verse 1:
GLately we've been talking abCout who we are
D-                    Dsus  G-C  
Seems we don't know any more
GAnd all this time we've been thiCnking
                    D-Dsus  
At night I've been dreaming about you
Bridge:
                       C                 F  C-F  
And I know you don't believe me when I say
CIll love you till the eFnd foreCver and a day
Chorus:
              G       C  G-        C  
I guess we'll never know (we'll never know yeah)
GExactly whCere this riGvers gonna fClow
               G             C  G-C  
I guess we'll never understand (understand)
GTill we reCach that prGomise laCnd
D-Dsus  
So I guess well
D-            Dsus(Intro)
I guess well never know
Verse 2:
GPeople say that were sweetheCarts
                       D-Dsus  
They say nothing could tear us apart
GWell I dCon't know about yGou
                                     C  D-Dsus  
But this thing were going through is tearing me in two
(Bridge)
(Chorus)

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River

by Hanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Capo 3

play the "G" with a 3rd on your B-string instead of a 5th |3 2 0 0 0 3|

play the "C" with an extra 5th in there with your pinky |x 3 2 0 1 3|

G C

Intro: - (4x's)

Verse 1:

G C

Lately we've been talking about who we are

D Dsus G C

- -

Seems we don't know any more

G C

And all this time we've been thinking

D Dsus

At night I've been dreaming about you

Bridge:

C F C F

And I know you don't believe me when I say

C F C

Ill love you till the end forever and a day

Chorus:

G C G C

I guess we'll never know (we'll never know yeah)

G C G C

Exactly where this rivers gonna flow

G C G C

I guess we'll never understand (understand)

G C G C

Till we reach that promise land

D Dsus

So I guess well

D Dsus

- (Intro)

I guess well never know

Verse 2:

G C

People say that were sweethearts

D Dsus

They say nothing could tear us apart

G C G

Well I don't know about you

C D Dsus

But this thing were going through is tearing me in two

(Bridge)

(Chorus)

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