river deep mountain high intro E -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -7-9-9-7-9---------------------------------| --------------7-9-9-7-9--7-----------------| ------------------------------7-7-5-7-5--7-| -----------------------------------------0-| verses riff 1 riff 2 riff 3 A E ----------- ----- -----------| ---------2- ----- -----------| ---------2- ----- -----------| ---------2- ----- ---------2-| -3s4-3s4-0- ----- ---------2-| ----------- -4-2- -3b4-3b4-0-|
(1)when you were a young girl (2)when you were a young girl (3)when you were a young girl A (riff 1) did you have ragged doll did you have a puppy did you have a puppy (riff 2)E (Riff 3) the only doll youve ever owned that always followed you around that always followed you around(howl) you can treat me the way you you can treat me the way you in favour of that puppy baby A (riff 1) used to treat that ragged doll used to treat that puppy i swear ill never never never put you down (riff 2)E but hurry up cuase im getting old i swear i never put you down (know i wont) no ill never put you down pre chorus B E (1)and i get older baby day by day (2)and i get thankful in every way (3)it gets stronger baby every day (yeah) and it get stronger let me say and it get less painful baby let me say and it goes deeper baby let me say (yes it does) and it goes deeper baby than youll ever know and im gonna love you every night and day and im gonna love you every night and day (and night and night) stand back baby and watch my love grow look out baby my love is coming you way (yes it is) look out baby my love is comin' your way (yeah) chorus riff 4 riff 5 D E --------------- ---------------| --------------- ---------------| --------------- ---------------| --------------- ---------------| -5-4-5-7-5-4-5- -7-6-7-9-7-6-7-| --------------- ---------------| D (riff 4) and do i love you my oh my and do i love you my oh my And do I love you my oh my oh my E (riff 5) river deep mountain high river deep mountain high the river is deep and the mountains Waaayyyyyyy too high D (riff 4) and if i lost you would i cry and if i lost you would i cry and if I lost you would I cry E bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~ bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~ give it to me baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~ bridge riff 6 -----------------| ---------12-10-8-| ---7-8-9-12-11-9-| -9---------------| -----------------| -----------------| (riff 6) i love you baby like a flower needs a spring i love you, baby like aretha franklin needs to sing riff 7 riff 8 riff 9 A E ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------| ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------| ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------| ------------- ----------------------10---- ---------------5---| -7-8-9-10-11- -12-12----------10-------12- -7-7-------5-----7-| ---------------------10-11-12----12------- -----5-6-7---7-----| A(riff 8) and i love you baby like a schoolboy loves his tie yeah E(riff 9) and i love you baby river deep mountain high i want to take ya higher (higher) i want to take ya higher (higher) i want to take ya higher (higher) get on with me babe (higher) give it to me babe (higher) all I need is some (higher) give it up baby (higher) give it up baby (higher) wow (higher) wow (higher) get it up (higher) get it up (higher) get it up (higher) interlude E tina turner tina turner tina turner tina turner have you seen tina turner mmmm baby you havent seen tina turner you dont know what it means to feel like I do tina turner tina turner turner tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tiny tina (tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah (tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah) (tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah) (tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah) (nee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah) tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina.... shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot