River – Bill Staines

[Verse 1]  [D] I was born in the path of the [G] winter [D] wind
[D] I was raised where the mountains are [A] old
Their [D] springtime waters came [G] dancing [D] down
And I [D ] remember the [A] tales they [D] told

[Verse 2]  The [D] whistling ways of my [G] younger [D] days
[D] Too quickly have faded on [A] by
[D] But all of their memories [G] linger [D] on
Like the [D] light in a [A] fading [D] sky

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[D] River, [G] take me [A] along in your [D] sunshine,
[G] sing me a [A] song Ever [G] moving and [D] winding and free
You [G] rolling old [D] river, you [G] changing old [D] river
Let’s [G] you and me, river, (run/walk)  [A] down to the sea [D]

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I’ve [D] been to the city and [G] back [D] again
I’ve [D] been moved by some things that I’ve [A] learned
[D] Met a lot of good people and I’ve [G] called them [D] friends
Felt the [D] change when the [A] seasons [D] turned

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I’ve heard [D] all the songs that the [G] children [D] sing
And [D] listened to love’s [A] melodies
[D] I’ve felt my own music [G] within [D] me rise
Like the [D] wind in the [A] autumn [D] trees

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[Instrumental]

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[D] Someday when the flowers are [G] blooming [D] still
[D] Someday when the grass is still [A] green
[D] My rolling waters will [G] round the [D] bend
And [D] flow into the [A] open [D] sea

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So, [D] here’s to the rainbow that’s [G] followed me [D] here
And [D] here’s to the friends that I [A] know
And [D] here’s to the song that’s [G] within me [D] now
I will [D] sing it [A] wherever I [D] go

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[D] River,[G] take me [A] along in your [D] sunshine,
[G] sing me a [A] song Ever [G] moving and [D] winding and free
You [G] rolling old [D] river, you [G] changing old [D] river
Let’s [G] you and me, river, (run/walk)  [A] down to the sea [D]

JULY 4 SONG LIST