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River Of No Return

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(  G)                            C           Am             F  G  
    If you listen you can hear it call, Wailaree...(Waliaree!)
 CThere is a Amriver called 'The FRiver of No ReGturn'
 CSometimes it's Ampeaceful & soFmetimes wild & Gfree!
 CLove is a Amtraveler on the FRiver of No ReGturn
 CSwept on forAmever to be Flost in the Gstormy Csea (Wailaree)
I can Chear the river call (no reAmturn, no return)
        No Freturn, no return              G  
(Where the roarin' waters fall),  (Wail-a-ree)
I can Fhear my lover call 
"Come to Gme" (no return, no return)
(  G)                    C           Am                    F  G  
    I lost my love on the river & forever my heart will yearn
CGone, gone forAmever down the FRiver of GNo ReCturn
CWail-a-ree (Wail-a-ree), wail-a-FreeC  
 He'll Fnever reGturn to Cme! (no return, no return, no return)
Chord interpretation by ettawhy, enjoy! 

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River Of No Return

by Marilyn Monroe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C Am F G

( )

If you listen you can hear it call, Wailaree...(Waliaree!)

C Am F G

There is a river called 'The River of No Return'

C Am F G

Sometimes it's peaceful & sometimes wild & free!

C Am F G

Love is a traveler on the River of No Return

C Am F G C

Swept on forever to be lost in the stormy sea (Wailaree)

C Am

I can hear the river call (no return, no return)

F G

No return, no return

(Where the roarin' waters fall), (Wail-a-ree)

I can hear my lover call

"Come to me" (no return, no return)

G C Am F G

( )

I lost my love on the river & forever my heart will yearn

C Am F G C

Gone, gone forever down the River of No Return

C F C

Wail-a-ree (Wail-a-ree), wail-a-ree

F G C

He'll never return to me! (no return, no return, no return)

Chord interpretation by ettawhy, enjoy!

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