C5                                     F5              C5
There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C5                                     G5
And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin
           C5                          F5              C5
There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C5                                   G5           C5
I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in

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C5                                     F5                C5
There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair
C5                              G5
He wants to be my lover and I want to be his peer
           C5                         F5             C5
There's a boy across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C5                               G5          C5
And I never will get to put my arms around him

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C5                                         F5        C5
There's a life across the river that was meant for me
C5                                    G5
Instead I live my life in constant misery
C5                                      F5      C5
There's a life across the river but I do not see
C5                                   G5        C5
Why I should please those who will never be pleased


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A5                                    F5         A5
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
                                      F5         C5
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
          D5               F5               C5
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
          D5               F5               C5
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
C5                                     F5          C5
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
C5                                    G5
I would rather be tried than held up by a golden gun
        C5                     F5                    C5           
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
                              F5                    C5
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
                              F5                    C5
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
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