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River Must Flow

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THE RIVER MUST FLOW
|                Am7|       Dm9     E7+5-9|
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
                                    The
 |                Am7|       Dm9    E7+5-9|
  *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
( river must flow)
verse #1
         I love Am7you,      you're the Dm9one    that E7+5-9I        a Am7dore
         And no Dm9man     could Bb13love    you Cmaj9more
         It's like a Bm7-5river that E7+5flows   to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7-9  
vers#2
         I need Am7you----like the Dm9jasmine E7+5-9needs the Am7rain
         Let your Dm9water   Bb13cool my   Cmaj9pain
         Just like a Bm7-5rivert     hat  E7+5flows to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7-9  
 Chorus
         Thru Amaj9love--- I will Am7/Dfind the  D9meaning    of Amaj9you
         All my Am7/Dnat'ral   G7-9dreams    will come Cmaj9true
         It's like a Bm7-5river     that E7-9flows     to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7+5-9  
         Thru Amaj9love     I will fAm7/Dind   a    D9meaning in Amaj9life
         But the Am7/Drain      must G7-9fall   down to Cmaj9night
         And like a Bm7-5river   that E7+5flows    to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7+5-9  
         Oh yeah, the Bm7-5river    must E7-9flow    Bb9from
   --    Am7me   (the river must flow)Dm9  E7+5-9  
         Bb9From  Am7me     (The river must flow)Dm9  E7+5-9  
Bridge
         Fmaj9You're a    F/Gfalling    Cmaj7star
         Abmaj7burning     Ab/Bbin my      F/Gheart
              |                Am7|       Dm9     E7+5-9|
               *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    
            Ah,ah                         ah
              |                Am7|       Dm9     E7+5-9|
               *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
               ah
guitar solo
           |                Am7|       Dm9     E7+5-9|             Am7|
            *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *  
           |       Dm9       Bb13|              Cmaj9|     Bm7-5    E7+5|
            *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    * 
           |     Fmaj9      Bm7/E|               E7-9|
            *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    
 Chorus      
         Thru Amaj7love   I will Am7/Dfind   the D9meaning of Amaj9you
         All my Am7/Dnat'ral      G7-9dreams     will come Cmaj9true
         It's like a Bm7-5river    that E7-9flows     to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7+5-9  
         Thru Amaj9love I will Am7/Dfind    a D9meaning     in Amaj9life
         But the Am7/Drain   must G7-9fall      down to Cmaj9night
         And like a Bm7-5river      that E7-9flows      to the Fmaj9seaBm7/E  E7+5-9  
         Oh yeah, the Am7/Driver      must E7-9flow     Bb9from
   --    Am7me   (the river must flow)Dm9  E7+5-9  
         Fom Am7me ( the river must flow Dm9)              E7+5-9../.repeat and fade

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River Must Flow

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm9

E7+5-9

Bb13

Cmaj9

Bm7-5

E7+5

Fmaj9

Bm7/E

E7-9

Amaj9

Am7/D

G7-9

Bb9

F/G

Cmaj7

Abmaj7

Ab/Bb

Amaj7

THE RIVER MUST FLOW

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

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* * * * * * * *

The

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

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* * * * * * * *

( river must flow)

verse #1

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9 Am7

I love you, you're the one that I a dore

Dm9 Bb13 Cmaj9

And no man could love you more

Bm7-5 E7+5 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7-9

It's like a river that flows to the sea

vers#2

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9 Am7

I need you----like the jasmine needs the rain

Dm9 Bb13 Cmaj9

Let your water cool my pain

Bm7-5 E7+5 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7-9

Just like a rivert hat flows to the sea

Chorus

Amaj9 Am7/D D9 Amaj9

Thru love--- I will find the meaning of you

Am7/D G7-9 Cmaj9

All my nat'ral dreams will come true

Bm7-5 E7-9 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7+5-9

It's like a river that flows to the sea

Amaj9 Am7/D D9 Amaj9

Thru love I will find a meaning in life

Am7/D G7-9 Cmaj9

But the rain must fall down to night

Bm7-5 E7+5 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7+5-9

And like a river that flows to the sea

Bm7-5 E7-9 Bb9

Oh yeah, the river must flow from

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

-- me (the river must flow)

Bb9 Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

From me (The river must flow)

Bridge

Fmaj9 F/G Cmaj7

You're a falling star

Abmaj7 Ab/Bb F/G

burning in my heart

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

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* * * * * * * *

Ah,ah ah

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

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* * * * * * * *

guitar solo

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9 Am7

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* * * * * * * * * * * *

Dm9 Bb13 Cmaj9 Bm7-5 E7+5

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* * * * * * * * * * * *

Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7-9

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* * * * * * * *

Chorus

Amaj7 Am7/D D9 Amaj9

Thru love I will find the meaning of you

Am7/D G7-9 Cmaj9

All my nat'ral dreams will come true

Bm7-5 E7-9 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7+5-9

It's like a river that flows to the sea

Amaj9 Am7/D D9 Amaj9

Thru love I will find a meaning in life

Am7/D G7-9 Cmaj9

But the rain must fall down to night

Bm7-5 E7-9 Fmaj9 Bm7/E E7+5-9

And like a river that flows to the sea

Am7/D E7-9 Bb9

Oh yeah, the river must flow from

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

-- me (the river must flow)

Am7 Dm9 E7+5-9

Fom me ( the river must flow ) ../.repeat and fade

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