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Girl From River Run

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[!] Capo on 3rd fret [!]
[Intro]
A7   D
[Verse 1]
DThere’s a girl who lives outside the town
In a house set in the A7sun
DShe's the one they have their eyes set on
A7She's the girl from River DRun
DAll the young men in their senior year
Can't imagine comproA7mise
DBy the fall, they're walking down the aisle
A7With this darling as a DprizeD7  
[Chorus]
GEvery man from every Dneighbor town
InGtends to make his feelings Dknown
But Dnot a word from me was ever heard
AA7bout the girl from River DRun
[Banjo Solo]
D
    A7
D
A7  D
[Verse 2]
DMany came to graduation day
She went off to LSA7U
DEverybody stood and waved goodbye
But A7I had been accepted DtooD7  
[Chorus]
GEvery man from every Dneighbor town
InGtends to make his feelings Dknown
But Dnot a word from me was ever heard
AA7bout the girl from River DRun
[Fiddle Solo]
D
    A7
D
A7  D
[Verse 3]
DTeddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz
His dad, a man from New York A7State
He Dcourted her with everything he's got
She A7never did reciproDcateD7  
[Chorus 2]
GDavid was the finest Dathlete
GHandsome, strong and Kappa DPhi
DThey went dancing at the junior prom
He A7took her home, she said goodDbye
[Key Change]
A7   D Eb E
[Verse 4]
EThen, she set aside her youthful ways
Though she's only twenty-B7one
EAt a lecture, I ran into her
B7And we laughed and had some EfunE7  
[Chorus 3]
We Awalked outside and meant to Eget some air
She Asaid to me, "Where are you Efrom?"
"A Ecountry place you probably don't know of
A B7little town called River ERun"
[Outro]
   EThen, a smile broke across her face
She missed the people from her B7home
ETwo years later, I was married to
That B7darling girl from River ERun

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Girl From River Run

by Steve Martin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

[!] Capo on 3rd fret [!]

[Intro]

A7 D

[Verse 1]

There’s a girl who lives outside the town

In a house set in the sun

She's the one they have their eyes set on

A7 D

She's the girl from River Run

All the young men in their senior year

Can't imagine compromise

By the fall, they're walking down the aisle

A7 D D7

With this darling as a prize

[Chorus]

G D

Every man from every neighbor town

G D

Intends to make his feelings known

But not a word from me was ever heard

A7 D

About the girl from River Run

[Banjo Solo]

A7 D

[Verse 2]

Many came to graduation day

She went off to LSU

Everybody stood and waved goodbye

A7 D D7

But I had been accepted too

[Chorus]

G D

Every man from every neighbor town

G D

Intends to make his feelings known

But not a word from me was ever heard

A7 D

About the girl from River Run

[Fiddle Solo]

A7 D

[Verse 3]

Teddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz

His dad, a man from New York State

He courted her with everything he's got

A7 D D7

She never did reciprocate

[Chorus 2]

G D

David was the finest athlete

G D

Handsome, strong and Kappa Phi

They went dancing at the junior prom

A7 D

He took her home, she said goodbye

[Key Change]

A7 D Eb E

[Verse 4]

Then, she set aside her youthful ways

Though she's only twenty-one

At a lecture, I ran into her

B7 E E7

And we laughed and had some fun

[Chorus 3]

A E

We walked outside and meant to get some air

A E

She said to me, "Where are you from?"

"A country place you probably don't know of

B7 E

A little town called River Run"

[Outro]

Then, a smile broke across her face

She missed the people from her home

Two years later, I was married to

B7 E

That darling girl from River Run

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