River Song
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Appeared On
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Written By
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Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson
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Produced By
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Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson
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Lead Vocals
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Dennis
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Recorded On
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1977
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Length
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3:47
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Notes
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- An epic production and one of the best Beach Boys related songs of the seventies. Originally recorded as a possible Beach Boys song circa 1974 but not released. Dennis shows that he has learned a lot from Brian in the massive "wall of sound" production.
- Chords
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(original key: Bb)
A.............D/A...............A..D/A..A...D/A.............................A.....D/A
Walkin' down by the river, water running through my knees
A...............D/A......................A..D/A..A.......D/A................A....D/A
River, oh river moves so free, oh mighty river endlessly
D....................Bm...................A.....................F#m
Ooh mighty river, I would love to be like you
D...................Bm.............................................A7...D7...A7...D7
Ooh lonely river, has not got the time to say
............A7..................D7................A7.........................D7
I was born into the city life, it's all that I've ever known
...........A7..................................D7................................A7.................................D7
You know it's rough gettin' round this place, so crowded I can hardly breathe
..................A7.........................D7....................A7.......................D7
You can only see about a block or two in L. A. that's the truth
........A7..........................D7..........................A7.................................D7...........................A7
I'm lookin' for some country life, some kickin' room no more city life, I want the river
D7.....................................A7....D7.................................A7
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river, rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
D7.....................................A7....D7.................................A7
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river, rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
D7.....................................A7......C....D....A
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on
......D/A.......................................A.......D/A.............................A
It breaks my heart to see the city, I wonder why it ain't pretty
F#m.................E.....D...........................................................A..............D/A
Oh I want to cry, want to cry, come on you've got to do it do it do it
......................A.................................D/A
You got to run away, you got to run away
.....................A...............D/A
You got to do it do it do it
......................A.................................D/A
You got to run away, you got to run away
.....................A...............D/A
You got to do it do it do it
.....................A.................................D/A
You got to run away, you got to run away
Chart prepared by Francis Greene