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Little River

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[Intro]
| C  F|/|
[Verse 1]
CSunny afterFnoon on the riverCsideG,
AmChildren playing Dgames of seek-and-Gsus4hide.G  
They G7throw the colored ball and they Chide away,
BbBut the Fdevil stopped their harmless Gplay.
[Verse 2]
CLittle Tommy Ftried to catch the Cball,G  
He Amtumbeled into the Dwater and he lost conGsus4trol,G  
But G7MaryÆs little hand couldnÆt Csave the boy.
BbPain is when you Floose a friend and then she Gcried:
[Chorus]
CTell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
FFor him IÆll wait forCever, till the morning Ghe will reCturn.
Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?
FSend him this little Cflower, as long as I live Ghe canÆt be CdeadF.
[Verse 3]
CLittle children Fplaying on the Cshore,G  
Amthey donÆt talk aDbout it anyGsus4more.G  
G7What had happened on that warm SepCtember day,
BbSometimes in the Fwind you hear a Gprayer.
[Chorus]
CTell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
FFor him IÆll wait forCever, till the morning Ghe will reCturn.
Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?
FSend him this little Cflower, as long as I live Ghe canÆt be Cdead.
[Coda]
CTell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
FFor him IÆll wait forCever, till the morning Ghe will reCturn.F  
CTell me, little river, F.C..G.C  
Fade out

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Little River

by Audrey Landers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

[Intro]

C F

| |/|

[Verse 1]

C F C G

Sunny afternoon on the riverside,

Am D Gsus4 G

Children playing games of seek-and-hide.

G7 C

They throw the colored ball and they hide away,

Bb F G

But the devil stopped their harmless play.

[Verse 2]

C F C G

Little Tommy tried to catch the ball,

Am D Gsus4 G

He tumbeled into the water and he lost control,

G7 C

But MaryÆs little hand couldnÆt save the boy.

Bb F G

Pain is when you loose a friend and then she cried:

[Chorus]

Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.

F C G C

For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.

Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?

F C G C F

Send him this little flower, as long as I live he canÆt be dead.

[Verse 3]

C F C G

Little children playing on the shore,

Am D Gsus4 G

they donÆt talk about it anymore.

G7 C

What had happened on that warm September day,

Bb F G

Sometimes in the wind you hear a prayer.

[Chorus]

Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.

F C G C

For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.

Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?

F C G C

Send him this little flower, as long as I live he canÆt be dead.

[Coda]

Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.

F C G C F

For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.

C F C G C

Tell me, little river, ....

Fade out

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