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CAPO: 2nd FRET
INTRO:
G
VERSE:
EmI seemed to know right from the stDart
 CWhere I was gDoin' and how fGar
 CLike the rDiver Bas she fEmlowsD  
 CI just aDlways seemed to kGnow
But Emyou were born beneath the restless mDoon
 CYour heart still siDngs a wanderin' tGune
 CLike the wDind can nBot be bEmound, Goh oh oh
 CWalls would oDnly tie you dGown
CHORUS:
For a whCile we traveled Din the same dirGections
But pEmarted befCore the joDurney's eGnd
I stEmayed within my boundaries
You saDiled toward open skDie-ie-ieCss
LCike the rDiver and the EmwindEm  D  C  
LCike the rDiver and the wGind
VERSE:
EmI always flowed between the lDines
 CYou followed roDads that had no sGigns
 CThe river knDows where sBhe belEmongs, yGeah
 CThe wind, he nDever finds a hGome
CHORUS:
For a whCile we traveled Din the same dirGections
But pEmarted befCore the joDurney's eGnd
I stEmayed within my boundaries
You saDiled toward open skDie-ie-ieCss
LCike the rDiver and the EmwindEm  D  C  
LCike the rDiver and the wGind
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em    D   C D G
Em    D   C D G
CHORUS:
For a whCile we traveled Din the same dirGections
But pEmarted befCore the joDurney's eGnd
I stEmayed within my boundaries
You saDiled toward open skDie-ie-ieCss
LCike the rDiver and the EmwindEm  D  C  
LCike the rDiver and the wEmindEm  C  D  Em  

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The River And The Wind

by Tanya Tucker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 2nd FRET

INTRO:

VERSE:

Em D

I seemed to know right from the start

C D G

Where I was goin' and how far

C D B Em D

Like the river as she flows

C D G

I just always seemed to know

Em D

But you were born beneath the restless moon

C D G

Your heart still sings a wanderin' tune

C D B Em G

Like the wind can not be bound, oh oh oh

C D G

Walls would only tie you down

CHORUS:

C D G

For a while we traveled in the same directions

Em C D G

But parted before the journey's end

I stayed within my boundaries

D D C

You sailed toward open skie-ie-iess

C D Em Em D C

Like the river and the wind

C D G

Like the river and the wind

VERSE:

Em D

I always flowed between the lines

C D G

You followed roads that had no signs

C D B Em G

The river knows where she belongs, yeah

C D G

The wind, he never finds a home

CHORUS:

C D G

For a while we traveled in the same directions

Em C D G

But parted before the journey's end

I stayed within my boundaries

D D C

You sailed toward open skie-ie-iess

C D Em Em D C

Like the river and the wind

C D G

Like the river and the wind

INSTRUMENTAL:

Em D C D G

CHORUS:

C D G

For a while we traveled in the same directions

Em C D G

But parted before the journey's end

I stayed within my boundaries

D D C

You sailed toward open skie-ie-iess

C D Em Em D C

Like the river and the wind

C D Em Em C D Em

Like the river and the wind

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