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Stand in That River – Moira Smiley (2003)   - 3/4
[Intro]
CI went to my river but my river was dry
The dust rose up to a darken Gsky
I was blinded Cby a sorry so deep
That I may lose my Gsoul to Ckeep
CCome and stand in that ri Fver
CCurrent gentle and s Aml  o w
CSend your troubles down Fw a  Cter
CDown on Cmaj9that water Cflow
CWhen you stand in that riFver
CAngels sing in your Amh e a d
CSecrets beyond every Fwor Cry
CDreams beCmaj9yond every Cdread
x                     x
CTell me sister, tell mFe brother
CWhere does that river Amflow? G7It  Cflows
CDown to that great Fwa Cter
CWhere soon my Cmaj9people will Cgo.
floaty bit
CWhen you stand in that riFver
CAngels sing in your Amh e a d
CSecrets beyond every Fwor Cry
CDreams beCmaj9yond every Cdread
[Bridge]
FOh, time Cpasses
GPasses on down the Cstream
FSome days are so much Amsweeter
GSome days some pass like a da rk, Gdream
CCome and stand in that riFver
CCurrent gentle and Ams l  o w
CSend your troubles down Fw a Cter
CDown on Cmaj9that water Cflow
CCome and stand in that riFver
CCurrent gentle and s Aml  o G7w
CSend your troubles down Fw a Cter
CDown on Cmaj9that water Cflow

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Stand In That River

by Moira Smiley

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Cmaj9

Stand in That River – Moira Smiley (2003) - 3/4

[Intro]

I went to my river but my river was dry

The dust rose up to a darken sky

I was blinded by a sorry so deep

G C

That I may lose my soul to keep

C F

Come and stand in that ri ver

C Am

Current gentle and s l o w

C F C

Send your troubles down w a ter

C Cmaj9 C

Down on that water flow

C F

When you stand in that river

C Am

Angels sing in your h e a d

C F C

Secrets beyond every wor ry

C Cmaj9 C

Dreams beyond every dread

x x

C F

Tell me sister, tell me brother

C Am G7 C

Where does that river flow? It flows

C F C

Down to that great wa ter

C Cmaj9 C

Where soon my people will go.

floaty bit

C F

When you stand in that river

C Am

Angels sing in your h e a d

C F C

Secrets beyond every wor ry

C Cmaj9 C

Dreams beyond every dread

[Bridge]

F C

Oh, time passes

G C

Passes on down the stream

F Am

Some days are so much sweeter

G G

Some days some pass like a da rk, dream

C F

Come and stand in that river

C Am

Current gentle and s l o w

C F C

Send your troubles down w a ter

C Cmaj9 C

Down on that water flow

C F

Come and stand in that river

C Am G7

Current gentle and s l o w

C F C

Send your troubles down w a ter

C Cmaj9 C

Down on that water flow

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