Just Around the Riverbend - From "Pocahontas" / Soundtrack Version chords by Judy Kuhn (Official Version)

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C
F
G
F/A
G/B
Am7
Dm7
Em7
G/F
C/E
Am
D7sus4
D7
Aadd9
Dadd9
G7b5
F/G
Fmaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
What I  (C major) love most about rivers is
F 
G 
You  (F major) can't step in the same  (G major) river twice
F/A 
G/B 
The  (F/A) water's always  (G/B) changing,
C 
always  (C major) flowing
F 
But  (F major) people, I guess, can't live like that
Am7 
We  (A minor7) all   must pay a price
Dm7 
To be  (D minor7) safe, we lose our chance
G 
of ever  (G major) knowing
Em7 
F 
 (E minor7) What's around the riverbend  (F major) 
G 
Waiting  (G major) just around the riverbend

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Chorus 1

I look once more just around the riverbend

Beyond the shore, where the gulls fly free

Don't know what for

what I dream the day might send

Just around the riverbend for me,

coming for me

Verse 2
C 
I  (C major) feel it there beyond those trees
F 
G 
Or  (F major) right behind these  (G major) waterfalls
F/A 
G/B 
Can  (F/A) I     ignore that  (G/B) sound
C 
of distant  (C major) drumming?
F 
For a  (F major) handsome sturdy husband who builds
Am7 
 (A minor7) handsome sturdy walls
Dm7 
And  (D minor7) never dreams that something
G 
might be  (G major) coming?
Em7 
 (E minor7) Just  around the riverbend
F 
G 
 (F major) Just around the river (G major) bend

Chorus 2
G/F 
C/E 
F 
C 
 (G/F) look   (C/E) once   (F major) more  (C major) just around the riverbend
G/F 
C/E 
F 
C 
Beyond  (G/F)  (C/E) the   shore,  (F major)  (C major) where the gulls fly free
Am 
Don't  (A minor) know what for
D7sus4 
D7 
 (D7sus4) what       I dream the  (D7) day  might send
G 
G7b5 
 (G major) Just around the riverbend  (G7b5) 
F/G 
G 
 (F/G) just  around the river (G major) bend

Bridge 1
F 
 (F major) Should I choose the smoothest course
C/E 
F 
Steady  (C/E) as the beating  (F major) drum?
F/A 
G/B 
 (F/A) Should I marry Kocoum?  (G/B) 
C 
F 
Is  (C major) all my dreaming at an  (F major) end?
G/F 
F 
Am 
Or  (G/F) do     (F major) you still  (A minor) wait for me, Dream Giver
Dm7 
G 
C 
 (D minor7) Just  around the  (G major) river (C major) bend
Fmaj7 
C 
 (F minoraj7)  (C major) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
F
G
F/A
G/B
Am7
Dm7
Em7
G/F
C/E
Am
D7sus4
D7
Aadd9
Dadd9
G7b5
F/G
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
G7b5: 3-x-3-4-2-x
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Just Around the Riverbend - From "Pocahontas" / Soundtrack Version by Judy Kuhn, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Judy Kuhn.