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Down By The River

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GI saw you by the Criver so disGtraught
Misguided where the Crivers cross and D7fork
You Clooked at me and D7said 
GThe truth has cleared my Chead
My journey turns to an D7end I had a Gcall
You carried on a Cdream so strong and Gdeep
That followed you each Cnight in your D7sleep
You Cknew this place by D7heart
GYour dream had left a Cmark
It was guided where the D7rivers cross and Gfork
Where the Crivers run together my Gheart will not forget
My days has been like heaven A7since the day we D7met
GAnd I will tell you Call the sweetest Gthings
CFrom my Gheart down by the D7river where I Glive
One day you couldn't Chold onto your Glife
Your sorrow had Churt you like a D7knife
But Cnothing it could D7tell 
GYour letter of fareCwell
My prayers still D7keep on asking Gwhy
I'm standing here Cagain all aGlone 
My dream has died and Cturned to a D7stone
You Cknew this place by D7heart
GYour dreams have left a Cmark
It was guided where the D7rivers cross and Gfork
Where the Crivers run together my Gheart will not forget
My days has been like heaven A7since the day we D7met
GAnd I will tell you Call the sweetest Gthings
CFrom my Gheart down by the D7river where I Glive
CFrom my Gheart down by the D7river where I ClivGe

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Down By The River

by Heidi Hauge

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G C G

I saw you by the river so distraught

C D7

Misguided where the rivers cross and fork

C D7

You looked at me and said

G C

The truth has cleared my head

D7 G

My journey turns to an end I had a call

C G

You carried on a dream so strong and deep

C D7

That followed you each night in your sleep

C D7

You knew this place by heart

G C

Your dream had left a mark

D7 G

It was guided where the rivers cross and fork

C G

Where the rivers run together my heart will not forget

A7 D7

My days has been like heaven since the day we met

G C G

And I will tell you all the sweetest things

C G D7 G

From my heart down by the river where I live

C G

One day you couldn't hold onto your life

C D7

Your sorrow had hurt you like a knife

C D7

But nothing it could tell

G C

Your letter of farewell

D7 G

My prayers still keep on asking why

C G

I'm standing here again all alone

C D7

My dream has died and turned to a stone

C D7

You knew this place by heart

G C

Your dreams have left a mark

D7 G

It was guided where the rivers cross and fork

C G

Where the rivers run together my heart will not forget

A7 D7

My days has been like heaven since the day we met

G C G

And I will tell you all the sweetest things

C G D7 G

From my heart down by the river where I live

C G D7 C G

From my heart down by the river where I live

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