River of Tears chords by
Ian Hunter

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Key: F# major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Waiting on an elevator,
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D D 
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in a hotel out in California
Smog clouds up in the windows,
A A 
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but there is a plaque up on the wall
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G G 
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That tells of the Agoras, people
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who were here long before us
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D D 
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Before the covered wagons,
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before they lost it all

Verse 2
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They were hunters,
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D D 
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they were fishermen und they often fought each other
But one small tribe was different,
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their leader was a peaceful man
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They were weavers, they were painters,
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D D 
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trading pelts for pretty colours
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D D 
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Protected by the warriors
for the beauty in their hands
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Em Em 
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G G 
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A A 
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Em Em 
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Roll back the years, roll back the years,
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A A 
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to the river of tears
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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Verse 3
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D D 
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The chief he had a daughter,
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D D 
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she was young and she was beautiful
He said, "Go into the forest,
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get some berries for the dye
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But make your way back quickly,
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D D 
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for the old bear's getting hungry
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D D 
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I  don't want you out there,
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A A 
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when the sun falls from the sky"

Verse 4

Her basket filled with berries,

she headed back toward the village

Verse 5
D D 
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When a mighty roar erupted,
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she ran und hid inside a hollow tree
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Shadows were getting longer,
G G 
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the forest was getting colder
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G G 
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D D 
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And the chief began to panic,
A A 
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where could his daughter be?
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G G 
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A A 
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Em Em 
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Lost in the years, lost in the years,
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D D 
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on the river of tears

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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In the camp the fires were dying when
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D D 
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the old chief started crying
Soon all the tribe were crying,
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the ground grew wet beneath their feet
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And the tears they turned to water and
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D D 
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the water became a river
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D D 
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And the river flowed like an arrow,
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to the foot of a hollow tree

Verse 7
D D 
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And the girl looked out in wonder,
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D D 
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as she saw the water falling
She knew it was her father and
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A A 
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she swam to his canoe
D D 
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And all the tribe stopped crying,
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D D 
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and the river started subsiding
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D D 
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Into the hill of the Agoras, and so
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the legend grew
Em Em 
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Roll back the years,
G G 
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A A 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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A A 
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roll back the years
Em Em 
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A A 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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A A 
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Roll back the years,
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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to the river of tears
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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I wish all the world was healing

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