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River of Light Chords

Music by: Gordon Lightfoot
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[Intro 1]
[D][A][Asus4][D][G][D][Dsus4]

[Verse 1]
[D]Heading off
on a river at peace in the cool of an evening
[G]Heading off on a river of light,
be a part of a river at night
[D]Nice to be on a river sometimes,
like a junebug traveling
[G]Heading off on a ribbon of song,
been away from the river too long
[D]Good to be on a river somewhere,
like a milkweed traveling
[G]Heading off on a ribbon of dreams,
[Em]be a part of a river it seems
[D]Can you tell me how lon[A]g[Asus4]
must [A]I t[D]ravel o[Dsus4]n?[D]

[Verse 2]
I [G]won't be looking up old friends,
I [Asus4]won't be looking up old friends ever again
[G][C][G][D][Dsus4]

[Verse 3]
[D]I spent my life taking my time
and I can't change [Dsus4]anything
[G]Take a look at my river of light,
be a part of a river at night
[D]Nice to be on a river at peace,
like a junebug traveling
[G]Heading off on a river at last,
my tears will [Asus4]be all in the past
[D]Good to be on a river somewhere,
like a milkweed traveling
[G]Heading down where the water runs deep,
[Em]down deep where the fish are asleep now
[D]Can you tell me how lon[A]g
[Asus4]must I travel [A]on?[D][G][D]

[Verse 4]
I [G]won't be looking up old friends,
I [Asus4]won't be looking up old friends ever again..
[G][C][G][D][Dsus4]

[Verse 5]
[D]Trouble don't mean nothing to me,
and I had my share of it
[G]Heading off on a river of light,
be a part of a river at night
[D]Nice to be on a river at peace,
in the cool of an evening
[G]Heading off on the silver moon light,
[Asus4]maybe love'll find me tonight
[D]Good to be on a river somewhere,
like a milkweed traveling
[G]Heading off on a ribbon of dreams,
[Em]be a part of a river it seems
[D]Can you tell me how lon[A]g
[Asus4]must I travel [A]on?[D][G][D]

[Verse 6]
I [G]won't be looking up old friends
I [Asus4]won't be looking up old friends ever aga[Dsus4]in,
[G]eve[C]r again
[G][C][G][D]
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