Josh Ritter – Only A River (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G D Bm A D [Verse 1]
D        G                     D
   I was born in the mountains

Bm       A                  D
   I was raised in a desert town

D              G             D
   And I never saw the ocean

Bm            A                 D
   'Til I was close to your age now
[Chorus]
    G                     D
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       G              D
Way-ay-hey, o rolling river

    Bm                    G
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       D           G                       D
Way-ay-hey, only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right
[Verse 2]
D            G                   D
   I'm going back to my hometown

Bm               A                     D
   The ground is hard and the county's dry

D            G                   D
   I'm gonna get my fill somehow

Bm           A                  D
   Rivers of corn and wheat and rye
[Chorus]
    G                     D
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       G              D
Way-ay-hey, o rolling river

    Bm                    G
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       D           G                       D
Ah-hey-hey, only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right
[Interlude] D G D Bm A D D G D Bm A D [Chorus]
    G                     D
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       G              D
Way-ay-hey, o rolling river

    Bm                    G
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       D           G                       D
Ah-hey-hey, only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right
[Verse 3]
D               G            D
   And that red river valley

Bm            A                        D
   Will she remember all the things we said?

D             G                        D
   And do you think she'll remember me

Bm         A                  D
   And our nights in the riverbed?
[Chorus]
    G                     D
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       G              D
Way-ay-hey, o rolling river

    Bm                    G
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you

       D           G                       D
Ah-hey-hey, only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right

       G                       D
Only a river gonna make things right
[Outro] D