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That Was A River

by Collin Raye · posted by TIN_MAN

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THAT WAS A RIVER		COLLIN RAYE

Hey Y’all its TIN MAN again giving you 
Even more country greats!!
Where would country music be if we don’t 
Acknowledge the old timers! That influenced
Our modern day superstars!!!


YOUR GONNA NEED A G HARP TO PLAY THIS!!

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE AND ADD TO FAVOURITES!!!




VERSE 1

 6     6    7   -5b -7  6
I've seen that look be-fore

6     -6    -7   -6b  8  -5b
Here comes that doubt a-gain

-5b  -6b   7    -5b  8  6
You think that girl we saw

6    -6   -7   7   9   6
Was more than just a friend

8     9   7   9   6
Yes there was a time

8   8     9   -6b -8 -5b
I thought she had it all

-5b  -6b   7   -6b  -8 6
She meant the world to me

6     -6   -7   -5b  8   5
Back when the world was small


CHORUS

9     6  8 -5b 6
That was a ri-ver

6    -6 -7 -6b 6
This is an o-cean

9   -8   8  -5b  6
That ne-ver car-ried

6     -6  7  7   7
This much e-mo-tion

10    10 -10  -6b -6b
Noth-ing com-pares to

-8    7   -9  7  7
This deep de-vo-tion

 9   -8  9  5  6
That was a ri-ver

  6  -6  -7 -5b 5
This is the o-cean


VERSE 2

-6b  -6b   -7    6 -8  -6b
The love we've had be-fore

-6b 7   8    -6    -8  6
Can ne-ver change this one

6     -6  -7   6    -8 -6b
We're not im-pris-oned by

-6b  7     8     -7    -9 -6b
The past we've brought a-long

-7    7   -7  -9 -6b
It's just you and me

-6b  -9  -6   9   6
One ship in the night

 6     -6 -5b 6    9  -6b
There are no boun-da-ries

-6b   7   8   6  -8  -5b
There is no wind in sight


CHORUS 2

-9   -6b -8 6 -6b
That was a ri-ver

-6b  7   8 -7 -6b
This is the o-cean

-9   9  -8   6  -6b
That ne-ver car-ried

-6b   7   8  -7 -7
This much e-mo-tion

-11  -11  10  -6   -6
Noth-ing com-pares to

9     -7  -10 -7 -7
This deep de-vo-tion

-9    9  -8 -5b -6b
That was a ri-ver

-6b   7  8   6 -5b
This is the o-cean

-9    9  -8 -5b -6b
That was a ri-ver

-6b   7  8  6  -5b
This is the o-cean
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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