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[Intro]
 C F C F
[Verse 1]
All aboarCd , Fthe ship is CwaitingF  
All aboaCrd , Fyou know I finally ClearnedF  
that I don't Cneed no farewell Dmparty
I'm just Agonna let my Gbridges Fburn
cause I'm goin Cdown ,down the Friver of Gno reCturn...F  
Well I let it Cgo, Fyeah I cried me an CoceanF  
now I'm gonna C,I'm gonna pack my Fdreams and sail awCayF  
aCnd my destDmination Ais none of Gyour Fconcern
cause I'm goin Cdown, down the Friver
I'm goin Cdown ,down the Friver of Gno returnC  G/B  Am  
[Bridge]
AmA misty grey morning Emcovered for me
as I Fleft ,I left you there CsleepingF  
all tangled up in your CdreamsG/B  Am  
and this morning I woke up Em,and I knew I was freeF  
You may shed a Ctear drop, but oh Fbaby it won't Cbe for me...
[Verse 2]
So all aCboard F,the ship is CwaitingF  
all aCboard, Fmy ship has Cfinally come inF  
and I don't Cneed no farewell Dmparty
just gonna Awatch those Gbridges Fburn
cause I'm goin Cdown, down the Friver
I'm goin Cdown, down the Friver, all the way Cdown
down the Friver of Gno reCturn...

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River Of No Return

by Matraca Berg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F C F

All aboard , the ship is waiting

C F C F

All aboard , you know I finally learned

C Dm

that I don't need no farewell party

A G F

I'm just gonna let my bridges burn

C F G C F

cause I'm goin down ,down the river of no return...

C F C F

Well I let it go, yeah I cried me an ocean

C F C F

now I'm gonna ,I'm gonna pack my dreams and sail away

C Dm A G F

and my destination is none of your concern

C F

cause I'm goin down, down the river

C F G C G/B Am

I'm goin down ,down the river of no return

[Bridge]

Am Em

A misty grey morning covered for me

F C F

as I left ,I left you there sleeping

C G/B Am

all tangled up in your dreams

Em F

and this morning I woke up ,and I knew I was free

C F C

You may shed a tear drop, but oh baby it won't be for me...

[Verse 2]

C F C F

So all aboard ,the ship is waiting

C F C F

all aboard, my ship has finally come in

C Dm

and I don't need no farewell party

A G F

just gonna watch those bridges burn

C F

cause I'm goin down, down the river

C F C

I'm goin down, down the river, all the way down

F G C

down the river of no return...

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