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River Chords by Roy Orbison

River chords by Roy Orbison

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: E A E


verse 1

E                A      E                A
Roly-oly on now, river  Roly-oly on your way
E               A    A7  F#      B     E
Roly-oly on now river    Wash my cares away
E
River so wide and so deep, wake the sandman from his sleep
A                 B                   E
River remind him, he has a promise to keep


G#m             A      G#m              A
Roll on, mighty river  Running wild and free
G#m            A      F#               B
Get along now, river  Bring a dream to me
E        A       E        A      E                A
Hey now, river   Go down, River  Don't slow down, river
F#      A/B      E
Bring a dream to me
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verse 2

E                A     A7  E                A    A7
Roly-oly on now, river     Roly-oly on your way
E               A     A7  F#      A/B       E
Roly-oly on now river     Take my troubles away
E
Robin Hood river, roll on. Go steal a dream from the dawn
A                     B                           E
River, you'll find me where all the dreamers have gone


G#m             A      G#m              A
Roll on, mighty river  Running wild and free
G#m            A          F#               B
Get along now, river  And bring a dream to me
E        A      E        A
Hey now, river  Go down, River
           E     A      F#         A/B      E
Don't slow down, river  Bring that dream to me


Outro: E A E

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