Running Bear chords by George Jones

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Verse 1
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On the bank of the river stood Running Bear,
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young Indian brave
On the other side of the river
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stood his lovely Indian maid
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Little White Dove was her name,
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such a lovely sight to see
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But their tribes fought with each other,
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so their love could never be.

Verse 2

Running Bear loved Little White Dove

With a love big as the sky

Running Bear loved Little White Dove

With a love that couldn't die.

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Verse 3

He couldn't swim the raging river

'cause the river was too wide

He couldn't reach the Little White

Dove waiting there on the other side

In the moonlight he could see her

throwing kisses 'cross the waves

Her little heart was beating faster

waiting for her Indian brave.

Verse 4

Running Bear loved Little White Dove

With a love big as the sky

Running Bear loved Little White Dove

With a love that couldn't die.

Verse 5
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Running Bear dove in the water,
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Little White Dove did the same
And they swam out to each other through
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the swirling stream they came
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As their hands touched and their lips met,
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the raging river pulled them down
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Now they'll always be  together in
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their happy hunting ground.