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Watching The River Run

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[Intro]
G    Dm    C    Am7    D7
[Verse 1]
GIf you've been thinkin' you were Call that you've got
then dDon't feel alone anymGore.D7  
'Cause wGhen we're together then yCou've got a lot
'cause D7I am the river and you are the Gshore.G7  
[Chorus]
And it goes oCn and oDn, wGatching the rDiver Csus2runG  
Cfurther and fC/Burther from tAm7hings that we've dDone,
Gleaving them G/Done by G7one.
And we have jCust begDun wGatching the rDmiver rE7un,
Am7listening and Clearning and Dyearning to run river Grun.
Dm    C    Am7    D7
[Verse 2]
GWinding and swirling and daCncing along, we pDassed by the old willow tGreeD7  
where lGovers caress as we sCing them our song,
reD7joicing together when we greet the GseaG7  
[Chorus]
And it goes oCn and oDn, wGatching the rDiver Csus2runG  
Cfurther and fC/Burther from tAm7hings that we've dDone,
Gleaving them G/Done by G7one.
And we have jCust begDun wGatching the rDmiver rE7un,
Am7listening and Clearning and Dyearning to run river Grun.
And it goes oCn and oDn, wGatching the rDiver Csus2runG  
Cfurther and fC/Burther from tAm7hings that we've dDone,
Gleaving them G/Done by G7one.
And we have jCust begDun wB7atching the river Emrun,Em/D  
Am7listening and Clearning and Dyearning to run river Grun.
Dm    C    Am7    D    G

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Watching The River Run

by Loggins & Messina

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Csus2

C/B

G/D

Em/D

[Intro]

G Dm C Am7 D7

[Verse 1]

G C

If you've been thinkin' you were all that you've got

D G D7

then don't feel alone anymore.

G C

'Cause when we're together then you've got a lot

D7 G G7

'cause I am the river and you are the shore.

[Chorus]

C D G D Csus2 G

And it goes on and on, watching the river run

C C/B Am7 D

further and further from things that we've done,

G G/D G7

leaving them one by one.

C D G Dm E7

And we have just begun watching the river run,

Am7 C D G

listening and learning and yearning to run river run.

Dm C Am7 D7

[Verse 2]

G C D G D7

Winding and swirling and dancing along, we passed by the old willow tree

G C

where lovers caress as we sing them our song,

D7 G G7

rejoicing together when we greet the sea

[Chorus]

C D G D Csus2 G

And it goes on and on, watching the river run

C C/B Am7 D

further and further from things that we've done,

G G/D G7

leaving them one by one.

C D G Dm E7

And we have just begun watching the river run,

Am7 C D G

listening and learning and yearning to run river run.

C D G D Csus2 G

And it goes on and on, watching the river run

C C/B Am7 D

further and further from things that we've done,

G G/D G7

leaving them one by one.

C D B7 Em Em/D

And we have just begun watching the river run,

Am7 C D G

listening and learning and yearning to run river run.

Dm C Am7 D G

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