Key: Ab major
Intro 1
D
G
Dm
G
D
C
D
G
Verse 1
D
Em
D
We used to go walking
G
Bm
Out in the moonlight
E
Down by the river
A
D
In love's own sweet town
Em
D
Lanterns still hang
G
Bm
On the shoreline
E
But that old love of mine
She's nowhere around
A
Verse 2
G
D
F#
I ain't asking no one
G
For promises of heaven
D
G
I'm gonna wait by the river
E
D
'Til my lover comes around
G
I'm gonna wait by the river
E
D
'Til my lover comes around
Interlude 1
D
G
Dm
G
D
G
Dm
G
Verse 3
D
Em
The sound of the whistle
D
G
Bm
Will echo forever
E
It ripples like water
A
Around my poor head
D
C
D
She sings like the sirens
G
The river man's daughter
Bm
E
She's gone from her lover
A
In his rocky bed
Verse 4
G
D
I said, I ain't asking no one
F#
G
For promises of heaven
D
G
I'm gonna sit by the river
E
D
'Til my lover comes around
G
I'm gonna wait by the river
E
D
'Til my lover comes around
Interlude 2
D
G
Dm
G
D
Dm
C
G
Dm
G
Verse 5
D
C
D
Love falls as leaves do
G
Bm
Making a blanket
E
Under the branches
A
Where new love will grow
D
C
The witch of the river
D
G
Bm
Can cast a spell on you
E
Don't make her the only love
A
That you'll ever know
Verse 6
G
Oh, Lord I
D
ain't asking no one
F#
G
For promises of heaven
D
G
I'm gonna wait by the river
E
D
'Til my lover comes around
G
I'm gonna wait by the river
E
D
Dm
'Til my lover comes around
D
G
Verse 7
Dm
G
D
The river witch
A
Dm
I'm gonna sit right down
G
Dm
And I'm gonna wait by the river
G
'Til my lover comes around
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