River Man Chords by Lee Ritenour

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_ _ _ Betty came by on her _ way, _ [Bbm] _ _ said she had a word to [Ab] say about things today.
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And fallen _ leaves, _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ said she hadn't heard the _ news, [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] hadn't had the time to _ [Ab] choose a way
to lose,
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[C] but she _ _ _ _ believes.
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Gonna [Cm] see the river [D] _ [Eb] man, _ [Bb] _
_ gonna tell [Bbm] him all I can [Ab]
about the plan, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] or lie like _ mine.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ If _ he tells me all [Eb] he _ knows _ [Bbm]
about the way his river _ flows, [Ab] _
and all might show _ _
_ [Cm] _ [C] in _ summertime,
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[G] in summertime.
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Betty said she prayed [Gm] today _ [Db] _
_ for [C] the [Eb] sky to blow [Bb]
away, [Ab] or maybe stay, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ she wasn't sure. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] For when she thought of summer rain, [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ calling for [Eb] her mind again, [Ab] _ she'd lost the pain, _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] and
stayed for _ more.
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_ _ _ _ Gonna see the river _ _ _ [Bbm] man, _ gonna [Eb] tell him all I _ can _ _ _ [Ab] about the ban _ on [C] _
_ feeling _ _ free.
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_ _ _ _ _ If he tells me all he _ knows about [G] the way his [Eb] river _ flows, _ [Ab] I _ _ don't _ suppose _ _
[C] it's meant [G] for me. _ _ _
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