"The River Is Wide"
(Knight - Admire)
Like at least a couple other Grass Roots hits, someone else did this first -
in this case the Forum, whose 1967 semi-hit version I much prefer.
Intro:
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^^^^^^^^^^ bass drum ^ snare
Verse 1:
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The sky was clear on that windy day
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'Til the clear blue sky began to turn to gray
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The lightning flashed, the thunder roared above
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Then fell a drop of rain to start our love
Chorus:
[1: Let the river get wide], the river gets long, now
[2: And the river gets wide]
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
1: Fm7/Bb [hold 2 bars]
2: Fm7/Bb [hold 6 bars]
3-5: -5/
To me
Verse 2:
Upon the roof we heard the gentle rain
With the rhythm of our heartbeats, down it came
As it hit each drop our hearts could feel the pain
No one on earth can stop a drop of rain
[repeat chorus 3X; fade 3rd time]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers