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River Deep Mountain High

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[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-7---5-7---5-------------------------------------|
A|---------------7---5-7---5-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5-------|
[Verse 1]
N.C.                 D  
When I was a little girl I had a rag doll.
Only doll I've ever Aowned.
Now, I love you just the Dway I loved that rag doll.
But only now my love has Agrown.
And it gets Estronger, in every Away.
And it gets Edeeper, let me Asay.
And it gets Ehigher, day by Aday.
[Chorus]
And Gdo I love you, my oh my.
Yeah, Ariver deep, mountain high.
GIf I lost you, would I cry?
Oh, Ahow I love you baby, baby baby, baby.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-7---5-7---5-------------------------------------|
A|---------------7---5-7---5-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5-------|
[Verse 2]
N.C.                       D  
When you were a young boy, did you have a puppy,
that always followed you aAround?
Well, I'm gonna be as Dfaithful as that puppy.
No, I'll never let you Adown.
Cause it goes Eon and on, like a river Aflows.
And it gets Ebigger, baby, and heaven Aknows.
And it gets Esweeter baby, as it Agrows.
[Chorus]
And Gdo I love you, my oh my.
Yeah, Ariver deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And Gif I lost you, would I cry?
AOh, how I love you baby, baby baby, baby.
[Bridge]
AI love you baby like a flower loves the spring.A7  
AAnd I love you baby just like a robin loves to sing.
DAnd I love you baby like a school boy loves his pieD7.
AAnd I love you baby, river deep, mountain high.
[Chorus]
And Gdo I love you, my oh my.
Yeah, Ariver deep, mountain high.
GIf I lost you, would I cry?
OAh, how I love you baby, baby baby, baby.
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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-7---5-7---5---------------------------------|
A|---------------7---5-7---5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5---|

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River Deep Mountain High

by Ike & Tina Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|-5-7---5-7---5-------------------------------------|

A|---------------7---5-7---5-------------------------|

E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5-------|

[Verse 1]

N.C.

When I was a little girl I had a rag doll.

Only doll I've ever owned.

Now, I love you just the way I loved that rag doll.

But only now my love has grown.

E A

And it gets stronger, in every way.

E A

And it gets deeper, let me say.

E A

And it gets higher, day by day.

[Chorus]

And do I love you, my oh my.

Yeah, river deep, mountain high.

If I lost you, would I cry?

Oh, how I love you baby, baby baby, baby.

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|-5-7---5-7---5-------------------------------------|

A|---------------7---5-7---5-------------------------|

E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5-------|

[Verse 2]

N.C.

When you were a young boy, did you have a puppy,

that always followed you around?

Well, I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy.

No, I'll never let you down.

E A

Cause it goes on and on, like a river flows.

E A

And it gets bigger, baby, and heaven knows.

E A

And it gets sweeter baby, as it grows.

[Chorus]

And do I love you, my oh my.

Yeah, river deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And if I lost you, would I cry?

Oh, how I love you baby, baby baby, baby.

[Bridge]

A A7

I love you baby like a flower loves the spring.

And I love you baby just like a robin loves to sing.

D D7

And I love you baby like a school boy loves his pie.

And I love you baby, river deep, mountain high.

[Chorus]

And do I love you, my oh my.

Yeah, river deep, mountain high.

If I lost you, would I cry?

Oh, how I love you baby, baby baby, baby.

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-5-7---5-7---5---------------------------------|

A|---------------7---5-7---5---------------------|

E|-----------------------------5---3-5---3---5---|

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