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Intro -  |  C   G|  Am   F|
         |  C   G|   F   C|
 CHang a Gpicture on Your Amwall for FMe
 COf a tGime when We were Amyoung and Ffree
 CWhen I Gsaid My love will Amwant You Fhere
 GMeet Me Fby the riverCside
 CWhite and Gpurple flowers Ambloom in FMay
 CForget Me Gnot, that is Amwhat You Fsay
 CLilys in the Ggarden on AmMothers Fday
 GMeet Me Fby the riverCside
 FWe toss a silver coin Cway  C/Bup  Amhigh
 FHeads You win, CTails C/BI'll Amfly
 FWhen We're together someCday C/Bin the Amsky
 GI'll meet You Fby the riverCside
|  C   G|  Am   F|
|  C   G|   F   C|
 CBroken Ghearted friends Amsend their Fbest
 CIt's like an Garrow shot Aminto the Fchest
 CAll Who are Gweary, He will Amgive You Frest
 GAnd meet You Fby the riverCside
 CIt's like in Gspring the healing Amwaters fFlow
 CStrong and sGturdy that old Amgirl We kFnow
 CNow only aGshes on the gAmround beFlow
 GMeet You Fby the riverCside
 FThat old front porch and the sCongs C/BWe  sAmang
 FRocking chairs and old time Ctunes C/BWe've Amplayed
 FAll of the time and memoCries C/BWe  Ammade
 GMeet You Fby the riverCside
 CFeels like a Ghundred years have Amgone by Fnow
 CLike the Gtime We said Our Amwedding Fvows
 CThoughts of You Galways come Amback arFound
 GI'll meet You Fby the riverCside
 GI'll meet You Fby the riverCside

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By The Riverside

by Lori Burke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C G Am F

Intro - | | |

C G F C

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C G Am F

Hang a picture on Your wall for Me

C G Am F

Of a time when We were young and free

C G Am F

When I said My love will want You here

G F C

Meet Me by the riverside

C G Am F

White and purple flowers bloom in May

C G Am F

Forget Me not, that is what You say

C G Am F

Lilys in the garden on Mothers day

G F C

Meet Me by the riverside

F C C/B Am

We toss a silver coin way up high

F C C/B Am

Heads You win, Tails I'll fly

F C C/B Am

When We're together someday in the sky

G F C

I'll meet You by the riverside

C G Am F

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C G F C

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C G Am F

Broken hearted friends send their best

C G Am F

It's like an arrow shot into the chest

C G Am F

All Who are weary, He will give You rest

G F C

And meet You by the riverside

C G Am F

It's like in spring the healing waters flow

C G Am F

Strong and sturdy that old girl We know

C G Am F

Now only ashes on the ground below

G F C

Meet You by the riverside

F C C/B Am

That old front porch and the songs We sang

F C C/B Am

Rocking chairs and old time tunes We've played

F C C/B Am

All of the time and memories We made

G F C

Meet You by the riverside

C G Am F

Feels like a hundred years have gone by now

C G Am F

Like the time We said Our wedding vows

C G Am F

Thoughts of You always come back around

G F C

I'll meet You by the riverside

G F C

I'll meet You by the riverside

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