Jerry Riopelle

River On The Run

As heard from the 2005 CD Anthology set The Works: 1970-2000

[G]                                [D]
One girl's a streetwalker, but her feet are so soft
[C]                               [G]
One girl's a trick rider when she wants to get off
[G]                             [D]
One girl is an actress with the sweetest technique
[C]                        [G]
One girl is a fugitive and she don't miss a beat

[G]                        [D]
Hoo-wee Hoo-wee I'm comin' into my own
[C]                             [G]
Good golly, miss holly girl you didn't die alone
[G]                            [D]
Nothin' you can do or say that hasn't been done
[C]                           [G]
Nothin' lasts forever 'cept a river on the run
[C]       [D]
Run river run
[C]                              [D]
Run just like a circle 'round the sun
[C]        [D]
Roll ocean roll
[F]                  [G]
Roll me to the island   I wanna go

[G]                          [D]
One guy is a joker, but he's cryin' all the time
[C]                               [G]
One guy's a rock and roller he's a real good friend of mine
[G]                         [D]
One guy is a cowboy and the man don't have a fear
[C]                            [G]
One guy is a magician you can't make him disappear

[G]                        [D]
Hoo-wee Hoo-wee I'm comin' into my own
[C]                             [G]
Good golly, miss holly girl you didn't die alone
[G]                            [D]
Nothin' you can do or say that hasn't been done
[C]                           [G]
Nothin' lasts forever 'cept a river on the run
[C]       [D]
Run river run
[C]                              [D]
Run just like a circle 'round the sun
[C]        [D]
Roll ocean roll
[F]                  [G]
Roll me to the island   I wanna go

[G]                            [D]
One life is a picture and it's posin' all the time
[C]                          [G]
One life is a fixture I'm so proud that it ain't mine
[G]                           [D]
One life is a question to the answers that you know
[C]                         [G]
One life is a river, let it ebb and let it flo

[G]                        [D]
Hoo-wee Hoo-wee I'm comin' into my own
[C]                             [G]
Good golly, miss holly girl you didn't die alone
[G]                            [D]
Nothin' you can do or say that hasn't been done
[C]                           [G]
Nothin' lasts forever 'cept a river on the run
[C]       [D]
Run river run
[C]                              [D]
Run just like a circle 'round the sun
[C]        [D]
Roll ocean roll
[F]                  [G]
Roll me to the island   I wanna go (Repeat chorus until fade)

Transcribed by Sean Lemnah

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