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Time And The River:Nat King Cole.
#30 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL
Records in 1960.
INTRO: Bb  
#1.
BbTime Bbmaj7and    Bbthe Friver will Eb9bring my Cm7love to Dm7me.
If I Ebmust, I'll Eb9wait Ebfor..Bbev..Gmer by the
Abriver that Cm7took her F7to the Bbsea.
#2.
BbHere, Bbmaj7by     Bbthe Friver, we Eb9loved, we Cm7laughed, we Dm7cried.
But with Ebtime, my Eb9love, Ebmy Bbdar..Gmling left my Abarms
and was F7gone Cm7with the Bbtides.
BRIDGE:
How Gmlong I've been Dm7lonely..star of Eblove, Cm7shine Bbbright.
I Gmneed her, oh, Eblead her to my C7arms toFnight.
#3.
BbTime and the Friver, how Eb9swiftly Cm7they go Dm7by.
But my Ebheart will beat Eb9for no Bboth..Gmer..
til time stands Eb9still, Cm7and the F7river Gbdimruns  Bbdry.
OUTRO:
BTime and the Gbriver, how E9swiftly Dbm7they go Ebm7by.
But my Eheart will beat E9for no Both..Abmer..
til time stands E9still, Dbm7and the Gb7river Gdimruns  BdryGb.B  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Time And The River

by Nat King Cole

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Bbmaj7

Eb9

Cm7

Dm7

Gbdim

Dbm7

Ebm7

Abm

Gb7

Gdim

Time And The River:Nat King Cole.

#30 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL

Records in 1960.

INTRO:

#1.

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb F Eb9 Cm7 Dm7

Time and the river will bring my love to me.

Eb Eb9 Eb Bb Gm

If I must, I'll wait for..ev..er by the

Ab Cm7 F7 Bb

river that took her to the sea.

#2.

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb F Eb9 Cm7 Dm7

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

Eb Eb9 Eb Bb Gm Ab

But with time, my love, my dar..ling left my arms

F7 Cm7 Bb

and was gone with the tides.

BRIDGE:

Gm Dm7 Eb Cm7 Bb

How long I've been lonely..star of love, shine bright.

Gm Eb C7 F

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

#3.

Bb F Eb9 Cm7 Dm7

Time and the river, how swiftly they go by.

Eb Eb9 Bb Gm

But my heart will beat for no oth..er..

Eb9 Cm7 F7 Gbdim Bb

til time stands still, and the river runs dry.

OUTRO:

B Gb E9 Dbm7 Ebm7

Time and the river, how swiftly they go by.

E E9 B Abm

But my heart will beat for no oth..er..

E9 Dbm7 Gb7 Gdim B Gb B

til time stands still, and the river runs dry.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The chords for "Time And The River" show the original chord names (including Bb, Bbmaj7, F, Eb9, Cm7, Dm7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.