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River

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[Verse]
I was bEorn in the path of the Awinter
Ewind
I was raised where the moF#muntains are oldB  
Their Espringtime waters came AdancinEg down
And I remember the Btales they Etold
[Verse]
The whistling ways of my yAounger dEays
Too quickly have F#mfaded on byB  
But Eall of their memories Alinger Eon
Like the light in a Bfading Esky
[Chorus]
ERiE/D#ver, take Ame along Bin your EsuE/D#nshine,
Asing me a soBng Ever movinAg and Ewinding and free
You Arolling Eold river, you cAhanging old
Eriver
Let's Ayou and me, Briver, run down to the
AseEa
[Verse]
I've been to the city and Aback againE  
I've been moved by some F#mthings that I've
learnedB  
Met a Elot of good people and I've Acalled
them fEriends
Felt the change when the Bseasons Eturned
[Verse]
I've heard all the songs that the
Achildren Esing
And listened to F#mlove's melodieBs
I've fEelt my own music wAithin me Erise
Like the wind in the Bautumn tErees
[Chorus]
ERiE/D#ver, take Ame alonBg in your sEunE/D#shine,
Asing me a soBng Ever movinAg and Ewinding and free
You Arolling Eold river, you cAhanging old
Eriver
Let's Ayou and me, Briver, run down to the
AseEa
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
Someday when the flowers are Ablooming Estill
Someday when the F#mgrass is still greBen
My Erolling waters will Around the Ebend
And flow into the Bopen Esea
[Verse]
So, here's to the rainbow that's
Afollowed me Ehere
And here's to the F#mfriends that I knoBw
And Ehere's to the song that's Awithin me Enow
I will sing it Bwherever I Ego
[Chorus]
ERiE/D#ver, take Ame along Bin your sEunE/D#shine,
Asing me a soBng Ever movinAg and Ewinding and free
You Arolling Eold river, you cAhanging old
Eriver
Let's Ayou and me, Briver, run down to the
AseEa

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River

by Bill Staines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/D#

[Verse]

E A

I was born in the path of the winter

wind

F#m B

I was raised where the mountains are old

E A E

Their springtime waters came dancing down

B E

And I remember the tales they told

[Verse]

A E

The whistling ways of my younger days

F#m B

Too quickly have faded on by

E A E

But all of their memories linger on

B E

Like the light in a fading sky

[Chorus]

E E/D# A B E E/D#

River, take me along in your sunshine,

A B A E

sing me a song Ever moving and winding and free

A E A

You rolling old river, you changing old

river

A B

Let's you and me, river, run down to the

A E

sea

[Verse]

A E

I've been to the city and back again

F#m

I've been moved by some things that I've

learned

E A

Met a lot of good people and I've called

them friends

B E

Felt the change when the seasons turned

[Verse]

I've heard all the songs that the

A E

children sing

F#m B

And listened to love's melodies

E A E

I've felt my own music within me rise

B E

Like the wind in the autumn trees

[Chorus]

E E/D# A B E E/D#

River, take me along in your sunshine,

A B A E

sing me a song Ever moving and winding and free

A E A

You rolling old river, you changing old

river

A B

Let's you and me, river, run down to the

A E

sea

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

A E

Someday when the flowers are blooming still

F#m B

Someday when the grass is still green

E A E

My rolling waters will round the bend

B E

And flow into the open sea

[Verse]

So, here's to the rainbow that's

A E

followed me here

F#m B

And here's to the friends that I know

E A E

And here's to the song that's within me now

B E

I will sing it wherever I go

[Chorus]

E E/D# A B E E/D#

River, take me along in your sunshine,

A B A E

sing me a song Ever moving and winding and free

A E A

You rolling old river, you changing old

river

A B

Let's you and me, river, run down to the

A E

sea

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