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A Night On The River
Words & Music by Chris de Burgh
NGaked and frozen at the side of a lake,
I Amthink I've gone and made my bDig mistake,
GI took her swimming, Emwe had a fight,
Now my clAmothes and the lady are well oDut of sight,
And it lCooks like I'm hDeading for a nGight D/F#on__ the rEmiver,Em/D  
CUnder the Dmoon and the starEms,
CLooks like I'm heDading for a nGight oD/F#n__ the rivEmer,
(Just) Cme and my bG/Beating heartAm, singing iDn the dark.G  
 Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,
 If she was here I wouldn't hesitate,
 To tell her how, the way things are,
 With a long conversation in the back of a car,
 And it looks like I'm heading for a night on the river,
 Under the moon and the stars,
 Could be I'm heading for a night on the river,
 Just me and my beating heart, singing in the dark;
 G-  C-  G-  D-  G-  C-  G-  D-  C-  G-  D-  Em-  C-  D- G  
Oh,----------------------------------------------------------
BI think she owes me an explanation,
EmShe's got the whip hand in this situation,
If AI try to tell her just the way I feel,
It could Dstart the whole thing all over again,
Ooh, CI think I'm hDeading for a nGight onD/F#__ the riEmver,
CUnder the mDoon and the starEms,
CCould be I'm hDeading for a nGight oD/F#n__ the rivEmer,
But CI see the G/Blights of a car, sAmhining in Dthe darGk,
Ooh, could be we're heading for a mm-mm,
Under the moon and the stars,
Could be we're heading for a mm-mm
Just you and me and our beating hearts,
We're singing in the dark...

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A Night On The River

by Chris de Burgh

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D/F#

Em/D

G/B

A Night On The River

Words & Music by Chris de Burgh

Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,

Am D

I think I've gone and made my big mistake,

G Em

I took her swimming, we had a fight,

Am D

Now my clothes and the lady are well out of sight,

C D G D/F# Em Em/D

And it looks like I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C D Em

Under the moon and the stars,

C D G D/F# Em

Looks like I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C G/B Am D G

(Just) me and my beating heart, singing in the dark.

Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,

If she was here I wouldn't hesitate,

To tell her how, the way things are,

With a long conversation in the back of a car,

And it looks like I'm heading for a night on the river,

Under the moon and the stars,

Could be I'm heading for a night on the river,

Just me and my beating heart, singing in the dark;

G C G D G C G D C G D Em C D G

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Oh,----------------------------------------------------------

I think she owes me an explanation,

She's got the whip hand in this situation,

If I try to tell her just the way I feel,

It could start the whole thing all over again,

C D G D/F# Em

Ooh, I think I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C D Em

Under the moon and the stars,

C D G D/F# Em

Could be I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C G/B Am D G

But I see the lights of a car, shining in the dark,

Ooh, could be we're heading for a mm-mm,

Under the moon and the stars,

Could be we're heading for a mm-mm

Just you and me and our beating hearts,

We're singing in the dark...

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