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Time And The River:Gene Pitney:
Album - Gene Pitney Sings Just For You - 
on MUSICOR Records in 1963.
(Beautiful song which should have charted.)
INTRO: Db  
#1.
DbTime and the Abriver will Gbbring my love to Fme.Fm  
If I Gbmust, I'll wait forDbever, by the Briver 
that took her to the Dbsea.
#2.
DbHere by the Abriver we Gbloved, we laughed, we Fmcried.
But with Gbtime, my love, my Dbdarling left my Barms 
and was Abgone with the Dbtide.
BRIDGE:
How Bbmlong I've been Fmlonely, star of Gblove shining Dbbright?
I Bbmneed her, oh, Gblead her, to my Ebarms toAbnight.
#3.
DbTime and the Abriver, how Gbswiftly they go Fmby.
But my Gbheart will beat for no Dbother till Ebmtime stands 
              Ab         Db....A
still and the river runs dry.
OUTRO:
DTime and the Dbmriv..Aer, how Gswiftly they go Gbby.Gbm  
But my Gheart will beat for no Dother, till Em7time stands 
still and the Ariver runs Ddry..Adryyyyy..Gyyyyy..Dyyyyyy.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Time And The River

by Gene Pitney

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Bbm

Ebm

Dbm

Gbm

Em7

Time And The River:Gene Pitney:

Album - Gene Pitney Sings Just For You -

on MUSICOR Records in 1963.

(Beautiful song which should have charted.)

INTRO:

#1.

Db Ab Gb F Fm

Time and the river will bring my love to me.

Gb Db B

If I must, I'll wait forever, by the river

that took her to the sea.

#2.

Db Ab Gb Fm

Here by the river we loved, we laughed, we cried.

Gb Db B

But with time, my love, my darling left my arms

Ab Db

and was gone with the tide.

BRIDGE:

Bbm Fm Gb Db

How long I've been lonely, star of love shining bright?

Bbm Gb Eb Ab

I need her, oh, lead her, to my arms tonight.

#3.

Db Ab Gb Fm

Time and the river, how swiftly they go by.

Gb Db Ebm

But my heart will beat for no other till time stands

Ab Db....A

still and the river runs dry.

OUTRO:

D Dbm A G Gb Gbm

Time and the riv..er, how swiftly they go by.

G D Em7

But my heart will beat for no other, till time stands

A D A G D

still and the river runs dry..dryyyyy..yyyyy..yyyyyy.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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