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Wide River

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[Intro]  
B  F#  F#7
B  F#  F#7
E  F#  E  F#
E  F#  E  F#
E  F#  E  F#  B Bsus4 B  Bsus2 B
[Verse 1] 
  BWide river she opens her mouth to the F#sea F#7  
Singing Bdear, dear ocean, now here is a kiss from F#me               F#7  
[Chorus 1]
And she rEuns like a F#river to the Esetting F#sun 
She rEuns like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
She rEuns like a F#river that will Eal F#- ways be Bfree 
[Verse 2]
  BWide river carry me back F#home F#7  
To the Bplace I love that I call my F#own F#7  
[Chorus 2]
And we can Erun like a rF#iver to the sEetting sF#un 
ERun like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
ERun like a rF#iver that will Eal F#- ways be Bfree 
[Instrumental}
B  F#  F#7
B  F#  F#7
E  F#  E  F#
E  F#  E  F#
E  F#  E  F#  B Bsus4 B  Bsus2 B
[Verse 3] 
  BWide river do you remember F#me F#7  
It was Bnot so long ago that you set me F#free F#7  
[Chorus 3]
And now I Erun like a rF#iver to the sEetting sF#un 
I Erun like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
I Erun like a F#river that will Eal F#- ways be Bfree 
[Bridge]
  BCome on baby let's run in circles 
  BCome on darling let's circle each other 
And F#find the love, all the love that we Bneed 
  BCome on baby, let's circle each other 
  BWell, we can do, do for each other 
I'll F#do for you, and you'll do for Bme 
[Chorus 3] 
And we can Erun like a rF#iver to the sEetting sF#un 
ERun like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
ERun like a rF#iver that will Eal F#- ways be Bfree 
And we can Erun like a rF#iver to the sEetting sF#un 
ERun like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
ERun like a rF#iver that will Eal F#- ways be Bfree 
And we can Erun like a rF#iver to the sEetting sF#un 
ERun like a F#river that has Enever been F#won 
ERun like a rF#iver that will Eal F#- ways be BfrBsus4eeB  Bsus2  B  

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Wide River

by Steve Miller Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Bsus4

Bsus2

[Intro]

B F# F#7

E F# E F#

E F# E F# B Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

[Verse 1]

B F# F#7

Wide river she opens her mouth to the sea

B F# F#7

Singing dear, dear ocean, now here is a kiss from me

[Chorus 1]

E F# E F#

And she runs like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

She runs like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B

She runs like a river that will al - ways be free

[Verse 2]

B F# F#7

Wide river carry me back home

B F# F#7

To the place I love that I call my own

[Chorus 2]

E F# E F#

And we can run like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

Run like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B

Run like a river that will al - ways be free

[Instrumental}

B F# F#7

E F# E F#

E F# E F# B Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

[Verse 3]

B F# F#7

Wide river do you remember me

B F# F#7

It was not so long ago that you set me free

[Chorus 3]

E F# E F#

And now I run like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

I run like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B

I run like a river that will al - ways be free

[Bridge]

Come on baby let's run in circles

Come on darling let's circle each other

F# B

And find the love, all the love that we need

Come on baby, let's circle each other

Well, we can do, do for each other

F# B

I'll do for you, and you'll do for me

[Chorus 3]

E F# E F#

And we can run like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

Run like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B

Run like a river that will al - ways be free

E F# E F#

And we can run like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

Run like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B

Run like a river that will al - ways be free

E F# E F#

And we can run like a river to the setting sun

E F# E F#

Run like a river that has never been won

E F# E F# B Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

Run like a river that will al - ways be free

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