Running Bear chords by Ray Stevens

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Verse 1
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On
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the banks of the river
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Stood a runnin' bear, young and inbred
On the other side of the river
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Stood his lovely Indian maid
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Little white dove, was it her name?
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Such a lovely sight to see
But their tribes fought with each other
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So their love could never be
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Runnin' back, love, little white dove
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With a look big as the sky
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Run nin' back, love,
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little white dove
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With a love that would not die
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He couldn't swim the raging river
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Cause the river was too wide
He couldn't reach the
little white dove
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Standing on the other side
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In the moonlight
he could see her
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Blowing kisses across the waves
Her little heart was beating faster
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Waiting there for her brave
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Runnin' back,  love little white dove
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With a love as big as the sky
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Runnin' back, love little white dove
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With a love that could not
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die
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Running back, dove in the water
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Little white dove, did the same
And they swam out to each other
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Through 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
Now they'll always be together
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In that happy holding ground
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Runnin' back, love, little white dove
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With a love so big as the sky
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Run nin' back, the little white dove
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With a love that couldn't die
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you