Girl From River Run chords by Steve Martin

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
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There?s a girl who lives outside the town
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In a house set in the sun
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She's the one they have their eyes set on
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She's the girl from River Run

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All the young men in their senior year
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Can't imagine compromise
FF
By the fall, they're walking down the aisle
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With this darling as a prize

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Every man from every neighbor town
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Intends to make his feelings known
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But not a word from me was ever heard
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About the girl from River Run

Bridge:
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Verse 2:
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Many came to graduation day
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She went off to LSU
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Everybody stood and waved goodbye
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But I had been accepted too

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Every man from every neighbor town
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Intends to make his feelings known
  FF
But not a word from me was ever heard
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About the girl from River Run

Bridge
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Verse 3:
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Teddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz
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His dad, a man from New York State
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He courted her with everything he's got
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She never did reciprocate

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David was the finest athlete
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He had (???) in Kappa Phi
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They went dancing at the junior prom
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He took her home, she said goodbye


Key Change
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Verse 4:verse 4
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Then, she set aside her youthful ways
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Though she's only 21
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At a lecture, I ran into her
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And we laughed and had some fun

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We walked outside and meant to get some air
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She said to me, "Where are you from?"
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"A country place you probably don't know of
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A augmentedA little town called River Run"

G+G
Then, a smile broke across her face
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She missed the people from her home
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Two years later, I was married to
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That darling girl from River Run