CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C G6 F C G6 F
N.C. C Cadd9 C F
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
If you're [C]lucky you'll [Cadd9]find a [C]river of [F]gold
There's [Am]all kinda [G]cultures in the [C]uni[F]verse
For the [Am]river of [G]gold I got a [C]powerful [F]thirst
And the [C]knife [G6]is [F]carving[C][G6][F]
N.C. C Cadd9 C F
But I don't wanna be some ornament wife
And I [C]don't need a [Cadd9]lover for [C]once in my[F] life
I just [Am]wanna get [G]going be[C]fore I'm too[F] old
Through a [Am]train for a[G]while in the [C]river of [F]gold
And the [C]knife [G6]is [F]carving[C][G6][F]
River of [C]gol[G6]d___[F]___[C]_[Dm]
I [G]seem to have [F]lost my di[Csus4]rection, somehow
[G]I've been a[F]fraid just to [Csus4]stick my head out
[G]Travel along 'til I [F]get to [C]where I'm [Dm]bound
N.C. F C Dm C G6 C F C G6 C F
That river of gold____
Don't [C]grab my [Cadd9]hand, don't [C]stand in my[F] way
I'll read the [C]stars by [Cadd9]night and the [C]cards by[F] day
And when the [Am]wheel goes '[G]round and [C]the story is [F]told
Well it was [Am]all for a [G]dream of a [C]river of [F]gold
And the [C]knife [G6]kept [F]carving[C][G6][F]
River of [C]gold[G6]_____[F]_
River of [C]gol[G6]d___[F]___[C][Dm]
OUTRO: C G6 F (6x)
INTRO: C G6 F C G6 F
N.C. C Cadd9 C F
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
If you're [C]lucky you'll [Cadd9]find a [C]river of [F]gold
There's [Am]all kinda [G]cultures in the [C]uni[F]verse
For the [Am]river of [G]gold I got a [C]powerful [F]thirst
And the [C]knife [G6]is [F]carving[C][G6][F]
N.C. C Cadd9 C F
But I don't wanna be some ornament wife
And I [C]don't need a [Cadd9]lover for [C]once in my[F] life
I just [Am]wanna get [G]going be[C]fore I'm too[F] old
Through a [Am]train for a[G]while in the [C]river of [F]gold
And the [C]knife [G6]is [F]carving[C][G6][F]
River of [C]gol[G6]d___[F]___[C]_[Dm]
I [G]seem to have [F]lost my di[Csus4]rection, somehow
[G]I've been a[F]fraid just to [Csus4]stick my head out
[G]Travel along 'til I [F]get to [C]where I'm [Dm]bound
N.C. F C Dm C G6 C F C G6 C F
That river of gold____
Don't [C]grab my [Cadd9]hand, don't [C]stand in my[F] way
I'll read the [C]stars by [Cadd9]night and the [C]cards by[F] day
And when the [Am]wheel goes '[G]round and [C]the story is [F]told
Well it was [Am]all for a [G]dream of a [C]river of [F]gold
And the [C]knife [G6]kept [F]carving[C][G6][F]
River of [C]gold[G6]_____[F]_
River of [C]gol[G6]d___[F]___[C][Dm]
OUTRO: C G6 F (6x)