River chords by Bonnie Montgomery
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner 👶
♫ 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
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