Long River Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
103.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E] [A]
Where the long river [F#m] flows, [D] it flows [E] by my window.
[A] Where the tall [F#m] timber grows, [D] it [E] grows round my door.
[A] Where the mountain meets the sky, [D] and the white clouds fly,
[G#] Where the long [E] river flows,
[A] by my [D] window.
[A]
[E] [A] There's a tiny bird [F#m] that calls, [D] and it calls [E] round my window.
[A] There's a lonely [F#m] tear that falls, [D] and it [E] falls round my door.
[A] But when the sun is high, [D] there's no time to cry.
[E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[F#m] [D] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[D] [E] [A] Now if only [F#m] you could see, [D] the closing [E] of the day.
[A] If only [F#] you could be, [D] where the dawn [E] breaks away.
[A] By the white cascade, [D] or down in the glade.
Where the [E] long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Well when this [F#m] land was made, [D] it was made [E] full of wonders.
[A] But one [F#m] woman's love, [D] I [E] can't understand.
[A] And I'd give it all to you,
[D] if her love were true.
[E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my [D] window.
[A] [E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [E] [A]
Where the long river [F#m] flows, [D] it flows [E] by my window.
[A] Where the tall [F#m] timber grows, [D] it [E] grows round my door.
[A] Where the mountain meets the sky, [D] and the white clouds fly,
[G#] Where the long [E] river flows,
[A] by my [D] window.
[A]
[E] [A] There's a tiny bird [F#m] that calls, [D] and it calls [E] round my window.
[A] There's a lonely [F#m] tear that falls, [D] and it [E] falls round my door.
[A] But when the sun is high, [D] there's no time to cry.
[E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[F#m] [D] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[D] [E] [A] Now if only [F#m] you could see, [D] the closing [E] of the day.
[A] If only [F#] you could be, [D] where the dawn [E] breaks away.
[A] By the white cascade, [D] or down in the glade.
Where the [E] long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Well when this [F#m] land was made, [D] it was made [E] full of wonders.
[A] But one [F#m] woman's love, [D] I [E] can't understand.
[A] And I'd give it all to you,
[D] if her love were true.
[E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my [D] window.
[A] [E] Where the long river flows, [A] by my window.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the long river [F#m] flows, _ [D] it flows [E] by my window.
[A] Where the tall [F#m] timber grows, [D] it [E] grows round my door.
_ [A] Where the mountain meets the sky, _ [D] and the white clouds fly,
_ [G#] Where the long [E] river flows, _ _
_ [A] by my [D] window.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] There's a tiny bird [F#m] that calls, _ [D] and it calls [E] round my window.
_ [A] There's a lonely [F#m] tear that falls, _ [D] and it [E] falls round my door.
[A] But when the sun is high, [D] there's no time to cry.
[E] Where the long river flows, _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Now if only [F#m] you could see, _ [D] the closing [E] of the day.
_ [A] If only [F#] you could be, _ [D] where the dawn [E] breaks away.
[A] By the white cascade, _ [D] or down in the glade.
Where the [E] long river flows, _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Well when this [F#m] land was made, [D] it was made [E] full of wonders.
[A] But one [F#m] woman's love, _ [D] I [E] can't understand.
_ [A] And I'd give it all to you, _
[D] if her love were true.
[E] Where the long river _ flows, _ [A] by my [D] window.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Where the long river _ flows, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the long river [F#m] flows, _ [D] it flows [E] by my window.
[A] Where the tall [F#m] timber grows, [D] it [E] grows round my door.
_ [A] Where the mountain meets the sky, _ [D] and the white clouds fly,
_ [G#] Where the long [E] river flows, _ _
_ [A] by my [D] window.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] There's a tiny bird [F#m] that calls, _ [D] and it calls [E] round my window.
_ [A] There's a lonely [F#m] tear that falls, _ [D] and it [E] falls round my door.
[A] But when the sun is high, [D] there's no time to cry.
[E] Where the long river flows, _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Now if only [F#m] you could see, _ [D] the closing [E] of the day.
_ [A] If only [F#] you could be, _ [D] where the dawn [E] breaks away.
[A] By the white cascade, _ [D] or down in the glade.
Where the [E] long river flows, _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Well when this [F#m] land was made, [D] it was made [E] full of wonders.
[A] But one [F#m] woman's love, _ [D] I [E] can't understand.
_ [A] And I'd give it all to you, _
[D] if her love were true.
[E] Where the long river _ flows, _ [A] by my [D] window.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Where the long river _ flows, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] by my window.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _