The River Of Dreams original guitar chords by
Billy Joel

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Key: G major

Intro 1

[Percussions]

G

G

Cmaj7

D

G

G

Cmaj7

D

Chorus 1
G G 
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In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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From the mountains of faith
D D 
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To the river so deep
G G 
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I must be looking for something
Something sacred I lost
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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But the river is wide
D D 
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And it's too hard to cross

Bridge 1
Em Em 
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D D 
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Even though I know the river is wide
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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I walk down     every evening
Bm Bm 2
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and I stand on the shore
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Bm Bm 2
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I try to cross to the opposite side
A7 A7 
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So I can finally find
D D 
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what I've been looking for
D7 D7 
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In the middle of the

Chorus 2
G G 
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night
I go walking in my sleep
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Through the valley of fear
D D 
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To the river so deep
G G 
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I've been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Something I'd never lose
D D 
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Something somebody stole

Bridge 2
Em Em 
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D D 
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I don't know why I go walking at night
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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But now I'm tired
Bm Bm 2
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and I don't want to walk anymore
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Bm Bm 2
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I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
A7 A7 
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Until I find what it is
D D 
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D7 D7 
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I've been looking for

Chorus 3
G G 
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In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Through the jungle of doubt
D D 
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To the river so deep
G G 
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I know I'm searching for something
Something so undefined
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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That it can only be seen
D D 
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By the eyes of the blind

Solo 1
In the middle of the
G G 
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(night)
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
D D 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
G G 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
D D 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the

Bridge 3

Em

D

I'm not sure about a life after this God

Cmaj7

Bm

knows I've never been a spiritual man

Cmaj7

Bm

A7

Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river

D

D7

That is running to the promised land

Chorus 4
G G 
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In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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Through the desert of the truth
D D 
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To the river so deep
G G 
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We all end in the o  cean
We all start in the streams
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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We're all carried along
D D 
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By the river of dreams

Outro 1
In the middle of the
G G 
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(night)
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
D D 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
G G 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
D D 
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I go walkin' in the, in the middle of the
[Repeat and fade out]

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