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River Water

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[Intro]
F    C  G
[Verse]
FWe had enough C  G  
FTo last a couple of dayCs G  
FWe found a place C  G  
FTo park and set on our waCy G  
FWe walked for miles C  G  
FAnd left the path far behind C  G  
FWe found a place C  G  
FBy the Riverside C  G  
[Chorus]
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
[Verse]
FWe spent the night C  G  
FUnder the Stars all alone C  G  
FAnd it was like C  G  
FNothing else that I've ever knowCn G  
FAnd all we heard C  G  
Was the Fsound of the wind through the treCes G  
FAnd all we feltC  G  
Was the cFhill of the water in the breeze C  G  
[Chorus]
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 
[Solo]
F     G  G
[Verse]
FNow your waiting for me Con the Gshore 
FThere's nothing else I'm Caskin Gfor 
FDon't you wanna Cdixie sGwim
FCome on and jCump right Gin 
[Bridge]
                F   F/Ebass      C(x4)
And we danced...
[Chorus/ Outro]
FAnd we danced And we dCanced
FAnd we danced in the river waCter
FAnd we danced And we dCanced
FAnd we danced in the river waCter 

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River Water

by Moon Taxi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

[Intro]

F C G

[Verse]

F C G

We had enough

F C G

To last a couple of days

F C G

We found a place

F C G

To park and set on our way

F C G

We walked for miles

F C G

And left the path far behind

F C G

We found a place

F C G

By the Riverside

[Chorus]

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

[Verse]

F C G

We spent the night

F C G

Under the Stars all alone

F C G

And it was like

F C G

Nothing else that I've ever known

F C G

And all we heard

F C G

Was the sound of the wind through the trees

F C G

And all we felt

F C G

Was the chill of the water in the breeze

[Chorus]

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced in the river water

[Solo]

F G G

[Verse]

F C G

Now your waiting for me on the shore

F C G

There's nothing else I'm askin for

F C G

Don't you wanna dixie swim

F C G

Come on and jump right in

[Bridge]

F F/E C

bass (x4)

And we danced...

[Chorus/ Outro]

F C

And we danced And we danced

F C

And we danced in the river water

F C

And we danced And we danced

F C

And we danced in the river water

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