Running Bear Chords by Louis Armstrong
Tempo:
118.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
D
A
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [D]
On [G] the banks of the river stood [C] running there a young [G] Indian brave.
On the other side of the river [Em] stood his lovely Indian [D] maid.
[G] Little white dove was her name.
[C] Such a lovely sight [G] to see what their tribes fought.
Weeped each other [D] so their love could never be.
[C] Running bare, [G] loved little white dove with a love [D] big as [G] the sky.
[C] Running bare, loved [G] little white dove with [D] a love that couldn't [G] die.
[E] [A]
He couldn't swim the raging river cause [D] the river was [A] too wide.
He couldn't reach little white dove [B] waiting on the other [E]
side in [A] the moonlight.
He could see her throwing [D] kisses across [A] the way.
Her little heart was beating faster [E] waiting there for [A] her brave.
[D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove with [E] a love big [A] as the sky.
[D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove [E] with a love that [A] couldn't die.
[F] [Bb] [Bb] Running bare, dove in the water [Eb] little white dove [Bb] didn't say.
In they swam out to each other [C] through the swirling stream [F] they came.
[Bb] As their hands touched and their lips met [Eb] the raging river pulled [Bb] them down.
Now they'll always be together in [F] that happy [Bb] honeyed ground.
[Eb] Running bare, loved little [Bb] white dove with [F] a love big as the [Bb] sky.
[Eb] Running bare, [Bb] loved little white dove [F] with a love that could [Bb] not die.
And white dove in the air and running bare he was nowhere.
[N]
On [G] the banks of the river stood [C] running there a young [G] Indian brave.
On the other side of the river [Em] stood his lovely Indian [D] maid.
[G] Little white dove was her name.
[C] Such a lovely sight [G] to see what their tribes fought.
Weeped each other [D] so their love could never be.
[C] Running bare, [G] loved little white dove with a love [D] big as [G] the sky.
[C] Running bare, loved [G] little white dove with [D] a love that couldn't [G] die.
[E] [A]
He couldn't swim the raging river cause [D] the river was [A] too wide.
He couldn't reach little white dove [B] waiting on the other [E]
side in [A] the moonlight.
He could see her throwing [D] kisses across [A] the way.
Her little heart was beating faster [E] waiting there for [A] her brave.
[D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove with [E] a love big [A] as the sky.
[D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove [E] with a love that [A] couldn't die.
[F] [Bb] [Bb] Running bare, dove in the water [Eb] little white dove [Bb] didn't say.
In they swam out to each other [C] through the swirling stream [F] they came.
[Bb] As their hands touched and their lips met [Eb] the raging river pulled [Bb] them down.
Now they'll always be together in [F] that happy [Bb] honeyed ground.
[Eb] Running bare, loved little [Bb] white dove with [F] a love big as the [Bb] sky.
[Eb] Running bare, [Bb] loved little white dove [F] with a love that could [Bb] not die.
And white dove in the air and running bare he was nowhere.
[N]
Key:
Bb
D
A
G
C
Bb
D
A
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ On [G] the banks of the river stood [C] running there a young [G] Indian brave.
On the other side of the river [Em] stood his lovely _ Indian [D] maid.
_ [G] Little white dove was her name.
[C] Such a lovely sight [G] to see what their tribes fought.
_ Weeped each other [D] so their love could never be.
[C] Running bare, _ [G] loved little white dove with a love [D] _ big as [G] the sky.
_ [C] Running bare, loved [G] little white dove with [D] a love that couldn't [G] die.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ He couldn't swim the raging river cause [D] the river was [A] too wide.
He couldn't reach _ little white dove [B] waiting on the other [E]
side in [A] the moonlight.
_ He could see her throwing [D] kisses across [A] the way.
Her little heart was beating faster _ [E] waiting there for [A] her brave.
_ [D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove with [E] a love big [A] as the sky.
_ [D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove [E] with a love that [A] couldn't die.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] Running bare, dove in the water [Eb] little white dove [Bb] didn't say.
_ In they swam out to each other _ [C] through the swirling stream [F] they came.
_ [Bb] As their hands touched and their lips met [Eb] the raging river pulled [Bb] them down.
_ Now they'll always be together in [F] that happy _ [Bb] honeyed ground.
_ [Eb] Running bare, loved little [Bb] white dove _ with [F] a love big as the [Bb] sky.
_ [Eb] Running bare, [Bb] loved little white dove [F] with a love that could [Bb] not die. _ _
_ _ And white dove in the air _ _ _ _ and running bare _ _ he was nowhere. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ On [G] the banks of the river stood [C] running there a young [G] Indian brave.
On the other side of the river [Em] stood his lovely _ Indian [D] maid.
_ [G] Little white dove was her name.
[C] Such a lovely sight [G] to see what their tribes fought.
_ Weeped each other [D] so their love could never be.
[C] Running bare, _ [G] loved little white dove with a love [D] _ big as [G] the sky.
_ [C] Running bare, loved [G] little white dove with [D] a love that couldn't [G] die.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ He couldn't swim the raging river cause [D] the river was [A] too wide.
He couldn't reach _ little white dove [B] waiting on the other [E]
side in [A] the moonlight.
_ He could see her throwing [D] kisses across [A] the way.
Her little heart was beating faster _ [E] waiting there for [A] her brave.
_ [D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove with [E] a love big [A] as the sky.
_ [D] Running bare, loved [A] little white dove [E] with a love that [A] couldn't die.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] Running bare, dove in the water [Eb] little white dove [Bb] didn't say.
_ In they swam out to each other _ [C] through the swirling stream [F] they came.
_ [Bb] As their hands touched and their lips met [Eb] the raging river pulled [Bb] them down.
_ Now they'll always be together in [F] that happy _ [Bb] honeyed ground.
_ [Eb] Running bare, loved little [Bb] white dove _ with [F] a love big as the [Bb] sky.
_ [Eb] Running bare, [Bb] loved little white dove [F] with a love that could [Bb] not die. _ _
_ _ And white dove in the air _ _ _ _ and running bare _ _ he was nowhere. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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