Misc Traditional – Big River (Guitar)
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This song was taught to me for the very first time at Northwest Outdoor
Science School by a wonderful man named Sunburn. This has always been
my favorite campfire song and I hope it can live on and bring others
the same joy it brings me.
[Verse 1]
G D There's a big river flowing C G It'll be there tomorrow G D It's time we should be going C D There's no time for sorrow G D The stars will light your way back home C D The song will keep the fire G D Remembering the days you roamed C G The song will lift you higher
[Chorus]
G D So sing for the river C G And sing for the stars G D Sing for the friends you've made Am D Wherever they are G D Sing to bring you back again C G Or to take you away G D Sing a song for me my friend Am G Sing for today
[Verse 2]
G D The bright stars are glowing C G The full moon is rising G D The river’s reflecting C G The moon on the horizon G D Tonight we’re sleeping on the land C D With stars in our eyes G D Dreaming of the friends we made C G Beneath these dark skies
[Chorus]
G D So sing for the river C G And sing for the stars G D Sing for the friends you've made Am D Wherever they are G D Sing to bring you back again C G Or to take you away G D Sing a song for me my friend Am G Sing for today
[Verse 3]
G D There’s a campfire showing C G Our friends from the past G D Faces of yesterday C D And friendships that last G D But now we go our separate ways C D Though we long to stay G D Promising to meet again C G On some summer’s day
[Chorus]
G D So sing for the river C G And sing for the stars G D Sing for the friends you've made Am D Wherever they are G D Sing to bring you back again C G Or to take you away G D Sing a song for me my friend Am G Sing for today
[Verse 4]
G D Theres a big river flowing C G And it's always in motion G D Carves out its journey C D On down to the ocean G D You can choose your path alone C D Take it to the sea G D Remembering the days we roamed C G The song will set you free
[Chorus]
G D So sing for the River C G And sing for the stars G D Sing for the friends you've made Am D Wherever they are G D Sing to bring you back again C G Or to take you away G C Sing a song for me my friend Am D Sing for today