Key: E major
Verse 1
G
Here I stand by this chilly water
waitin’ for my final call
Standing by the river
D
looking beyond
G
Gazin’ toward the land of fadeless
beauty o’er the surges rise and fall
Standing by the river
looking beyond
Verse 2
G
Standing by the river waiting
for the boatman
Listen to the music on
D
the other shore
G
I can hear the angels singing out
a welcome
With my friends and loved ones
Verse 3
who have gone before
G
Music from the land of endless glory
fallin upon my listening ear
Standing by the river
D
looking beyond
G
Faces of friends I often vision forms
of loved ones oft appear
Standing by the river looking beyond
Verse 4
G
Standing by the river waiting for
the boatman
Listen to the music on
D
the other shore
G
I can hear the angels singing out
a welcome
With my friends and loved ones
Verse 5
who have gone before
G
Shadows of night are swiftly falling lo I
hear the boatman’s oar
D
Standing by the river looking beyond
G
Many are the voices sweetly calling
I must tarry hear no more
Standing by the river
looking beyond
Verse 6
G
Standing by the river waiting for
the boatman
Listen to the music on
D
the other shore
G
I can hear the angels singing out
a welcome
With my friends and loved
ones who have gone before
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG D
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