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                           RIVER
                     BY YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
GThe river rolls and Emthe river winds
And it Cseems to do Gsomething for my Dpeace of mind
GThough I didn't know it, I came here Emlooking to find
A place to Cforget about my Dtroubles for awhile
I saw a Dmother with her Glittle baby when I was Cwalking here
There's Dsomething 'bout a little Gbaby that makes me Claugh
DThey don't seem to Ghave a care
And I Cwonder if I'm ever gonna Emfeel that way Dagain
Until then, I'll find some Ctime to Dspend down by the Griver
      Then this repeats for the other verses
I spend a lot of time looking forward
Looking back and looking down at my feet upon the ground
I fell backwards and when I opened my eyes
I found myself staring straight up in the sky
And it seemed like there was something there to learn
When I realized I had nowhere else to be
And the only sound that mattered was the wind that blowed so gentle through the trees
Such a harmony down by the river
Well I heard music, it was soft and clear
And I sang out for the first time, I didn't care who would hear
Because I found my answers in the wind and waves
And the magic in the little things that happen every day
And I played that tune on my old mandolin
And I didn't hurt at all for company
                              tabbeb by matt

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River

by Yonder Mountain String Band

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RIVER

BY YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND

G Em

The river rolls and the river winds

C G D

And it seems to do something for my peace of mind

G Em

Though I didn't know it, I came here looking to find

C D

A place to forget about my troubles for awhile

D G C

I saw a mother with her little baby when I was walking here

D G C

There's something 'bout a little baby that makes me laugh

D G

They don't seem to have a care

C Em D

And I wonder if I'm ever gonna feel that way again

C D G

Until then, I'll find some time to spend down by the river

Then this repeats for the other verses

I spend a lot of time looking forward

Looking back and looking down at my feet upon the ground

I fell backwards and when I opened my eyes

I found myself staring straight up in the sky

And it seemed like there was something there to learn

When I realized I had nowhere else to be

And the only sound that mattered was the wind that blowed so gentle through the trees

Such a harmony down by the river

Well I heard music, it was soft and clear

And I sang out for the first time, I didn't care who would hear

Because I found my answers in the wind and waves

And the magic in the little things that happen every day

And I played that tune on my old mandolin

And I didn't hurt at all for company

tabbeb by matt

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