Chords for John Williams / Sherman Bros "River Song" from Tom Sawyer (1973)
Tempo:
149.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
[F]
[Em]
[D]
[D]
[F]
[B]
[C] [F]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[B]
[D] [Bm] [Ab]
[Ab] [B] [G]
[C]
[G]
a man.
Oh, [Am] a river is gonna [D] flow [G] to the sea, [F]
[G] and [C] a boy is gonna grow to a man.
[Em] To a man.
[Eb] Only once in his
[Em] life [Bm] is he [G] free.
[C]
[Cm] Only [G] one [B] golden time in [C] his life is [D] [G] he free.
[C]
[G]
[Eb]
[Ab] River runs warm [Fm] in the summer sun.
River runs cold when the [Eb] summer's done.
But [Ab] a boy's just
a dreamer by [Fm] the riverside.
[Db] Cause the water's too [Cm] fast and the water's [Ab] too wide.
[E]
[Gb] And [A] the
world turns around [Gbm] and the boy grows tall.
He [A] hears the song of [Bm] the [E] river called.
[A] The
river song sings, travel [D] on, travel [F] on.
[A] You blink away a tear and the [D] boy [E]
is [A] gone.
[E] [B]
[D] Oh,
a river's gonna flow across [A] the land.
Across the land.
Oh, [Bm] a river's gonna [Gb] flow to the
[A] sea.
[Em]
[B] And the [D]
boy is gonna grow to [A] a [Db] man.
To [Gbm] a man.
[Dm] [A] Only once in [Bm] his life
[E] is he free.
[D] [F] Only
[A] one golden [Bbm] time in his [Bm] [D] life is [E] he [A]
free.
[D] [A]
[A]
[F]
[Em]
[D]
[D]
[F]
[B]
[C] [F]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[B]
[D] [Bm] [Ab]
[Ab] [B] [G]
[C]
[G]
a man.
Oh, [Am] a river is gonna [D] flow [G] to the sea, [F]
[G] and [C] a boy is gonna grow to a man.
[Em] To a man.
[Eb] Only once in his
[Em] life [Bm] is he [G] free.
[C]
[Cm] Only [G] one [B] golden time in [C] his life is [D] [G] he free.
[C]
[G]
[Eb]
[Ab] River runs warm [Fm] in the summer sun.
River runs cold when the [Eb] summer's done.
But [Ab] a boy's just
a dreamer by [Fm] the riverside.
[Db] Cause the water's too [Cm] fast and the water's [Ab] too wide.
[E]
[Gb] And [A] the
world turns around [Gbm] and the boy grows tall.
He [A] hears the song of [Bm] the [E] river called.
[A] The
river song sings, travel [D] on, travel [F] on.
[A] You blink away a tear and the [D] boy [E]
is [A] gone.
[E] [B]
[D] Oh,
a river's gonna flow across [A] the land.
Across the land.
Oh, [Bm] a river's gonna [Gb] flow to the
[A] sea.
[Em]
[B] And the [D]
boy is gonna grow to [A] a [Db] man.
To [Gbm] a man.
[Dm] [A] Only once in [Bm] his life
[E] is he free.
[D] [F] Only
[A] one golden [Bbm] time in his [Bm] [D] life is [E] he [A]
free.
[D] [A]
[A]
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[Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a _ man.
_ Oh, [Am] a river _ is gonna [D] _ flow _ [G] to the _ sea, _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ and [C] a _ _ boy is gonna grow _ _ to a _ man. _
[Em] To a man.
[Eb] _ _ _ Only _ _ once in his _
[Em] _ life [Bm] is he _ [G] free.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Only [G] one _ [B] golden time in [C] his _ life _ _ _ is [D] _ _ [G] he free.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ River runs warm [Fm] in the summer sun.
_ _ River runs cold when the _ [Eb] summer's done.
But [Ab] a boy's just
a dreamer by [Fm] the _ _ riverside.
[Db] Cause the water's too [Cm] fast and the water's [Ab] too wide.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ And [A] the
world turns around [Gbm] and the boy grows tall.
He [A] hears the song of [Bm] the [E] river called.
_ [A] The
river song sings, travel [D] on, travel [F] _ on.
[A] You blink away a tear and the [D] boy [E] _
_ is [A] _ gone. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] Oh,
a _ _ river's gonna _ flow _ across [A] the _ _ land.
Across the land. _
Oh, [Bm] a _ _ _ river's gonna _ _ [Gb] flow to the
[A] sea.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ And the [D] _ _
boy is gonna grow _ to [A] a _ _ [Db] man.
To [Gbm] a man.
[Dm] _ _ [A] Only once _ _ in [Bm] his life _
[E] is he free. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Only
[A] one _ golden [Bbm] _ time in his [Bm] _ _ [D] life _ _ is [E] _ _ _ he [A] _
free.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a _ man.
_ Oh, [Am] a river _ is gonna [D] _ flow _ [G] to the _ sea, _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ and [C] a _ _ boy is gonna grow _ _ to a _ man. _
[Em] To a man.
[Eb] _ _ _ Only _ _ once in his _
[Em] _ life [Bm] is he _ [G] free.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Only [G] one _ [B] golden time in [C] his _ life _ _ _ is [D] _ _ [G] he free.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ River runs warm [Fm] in the summer sun.
_ _ River runs cold when the _ [Eb] summer's done.
But [Ab] a boy's just
a dreamer by [Fm] the _ _ riverside.
[Db] Cause the water's too [Cm] fast and the water's [Ab] too wide.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ And [A] the
world turns around [Gbm] and the boy grows tall.
He [A] hears the song of [Bm] the [E] river called.
_ [A] The
river song sings, travel [D] on, travel [F] _ on.
[A] You blink away a tear and the [D] boy [E] _
_ is [A] _ gone. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] Oh,
a _ _ river's gonna _ flow _ across [A] the _ _ land.
Across the land. _
Oh, [Bm] a _ _ _ river's gonna _ _ [Gb] flow to the
[A] sea.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ And the [D] _ _
boy is gonna grow _ to [A] a _ _ [Db] man.
To [Gbm] a man.
[Dm] _ _ [A] Only once _ _ in [Bm] his life _
[E] is he free. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Only
[A] one _ golden [Bbm] _ time in his [Bm] _ _ [D] life _ _ is [E] _ _ _ he [A] _
free.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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