♫ Intro: G Am7 C D G ♫ Chorus: G C G/B Am River, shining in the sun like a diamond C G/B Am G Running through my veins like lightning, big river G C G/B Am River, calling out my name in the nighttime C G/B Am G River running wild and rolling free
♫ Verse: G Am7 Am Mama said, “don’t climb that tree” C Bm Am G But the river kept callin' out to me G Am And then I climbed, I climbed so high C D G Just to see my river shine ♫ Pre-Chorus: Em G And when you roll, ya sing hallelujah Em G Your water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee Am Em And I see your water shining Am D And I feel you running free ♫ Chorus: G C G/B Am River, shining in the sun like a diamond C G/B Am G Running through my veins like lightning, big river G C G/B Am River, calling out my name in the nighttime C G/B Am G River running wild and rolling free ♫ Instrumental: G C G/B Am C G/B Am G G C G/B Am C G/B Am G ♫ Verse: G Am The river rolls, she rolls on everyday C Bm Am G And she knows the things she cannot say G Am And she sees all the seasons fly C D G All across the tides of time ♫ Pre-Chorus: Em G And when she rolls, she sings hallelujah Em G And water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee Am Em And I see her water shining Am D And I feel you running free ♫ Chorus: G C G/B Am River, shining in the sun like a diamond C G/B Am G Running through my veins like lightning, big river G C G/B Am River, calling out my name in the nighttime C G/B Am G River running wild and rolling free ♫ Outro: C G/B Am Na na na na na C G/B Am G Na na na na na ah ah ah G C G/B Am Na na na na na na na C G/B Am G Na na naaaaaaaaaa na na naaaaa G C G/B Am Ooooh ooh ooh ooh na na na na na C G/B Am G Na na na na na na na na na {And the river)
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