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Lost On The River

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Lost on the River            Key: C
[Chorus]
   CLost on the river,    Fdark is the    Cnight
Just like the blind, prayin' for     G7sight
   CDriftin' along,    Fheart filled with    Cstrife
I'm lost on the river, the     G7river of    Clife
[Chorus]
Once dear I thought,    FI knew the    Cway
But that was before, ole sad yester    G7day
   CWords that you told me,    Fcut like a    Cknife
I'm lost on the river, the     G7river of    Clife
[Chorus]
Out on this river,    Fwhere sorrow    Ccreeps
Thinking of you, and how my heart     G7weeps
To   Cmorrow you'll be    Fanother man's    Cwife
And I'm lost on the river, the     G7river of    Clife

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Lost On The River

by Hank Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Lost on the River Key: C

[Chorus]

C F C

Lost on the river, dark is the night

Just like the blind, prayin' for sight

C F C

Driftin' along, heart filled with strife

G7 C

I'm lost on the river, the river of life

[Chorus]

F C

Once dear I thought, I knew the way

But that was before, ole sad yester day

C F C

Words that you told me, cut like a knife

G7 C

I'm lost on the river, the river of life

[Chorus]

F C

Out on this river, where sorrow creeps

Thinking of you, and how my heart weeps

C F C

To morrow you'll be another man's wife

G7 C

And I'm lost on the river, the river of life

About Lost On The River Chords by Hank Williams

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