[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty came by on her way----------,
[F]
Said she had a word to say-----------,
[A/E]
'Bout things today----------, and fallen leaves,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Said she hadn't heard the news----------,
[F]
Hadn't had the time to choose--------,
[A/E]
A way to lose------- ...what she believes!
[Chorus]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Gonna see the river man----------,
[F]
Gonna tell him all I can---------,
[A/E]
About the plan--------- ...for lilac time,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
If he tells me all he knows-----------,
[F]
'Bout the way his river flows--------,
[A(b5)/E]
And all night shows---------- ...in summertime!
[Break]
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[Verse 2]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty said she prayed today-----------,
[F]
For the sky to blow away------------,
[A/E]
Or maybe stay----------, ...she wasn't sure,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
For when she thought of summer rain--------,
[F]
Calling for her mind again--------,
[A/E]
She lost the pain-------, ...and stayed for more!
[Chorus]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Gonna see the river man----------,
[F]
Gonna tell him all I can-----------,
[A/E]
About the ban--------- ...on feeling free,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
If he tells me all he knows-----------,
[F]
'Bout the way his river flows----------,
[A(b5)/E]
I don't suppose--------- ...it's meant for me!
[Coda]
[A7/E] Oh-----, how they come and go,
[Am7/E] Oh-----, how they c[A/E]ome and go![A(b5)/E]
Additional unrecorded verse:
[Verse 3]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty fell behind a while-----------,
[F]
Said she hadn't time to smile--------,
[A/E]
Or die in style--------, ...but she still she tries,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Said her time was drawing short--------,
[F]
Hadn't done the things she ought--------,
[A/E]
Where teacher taught-------, ...and father flies!
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[Verse 1]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty came by on her way----------,
[F]
Said she had a word to say-----------,
[A/E]
'Bout things today----------, and fallen leaves,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Said she hadn't heard the news----------,
[F]
Hadn't had the time to choose--------,
[A/E]
A way to lose------- ...what she believes!
[Chorus]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Gonna see the river man----------,
[F]
Gonna tell him all I can---------,
[A/E]
About the plan--------- ...for lilac time,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
If he tells me all he knows-----------,
[F]
'Bout the way his river flows--------,
[A(b5)/E]
And all night shows---------- ...in summertime!
[Break]
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[Verse 2]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty said she prayed today-----------,
[F]
For the sky to blow away------------,
[A/E]
Or maybe stay----------, ...she wasn't sure,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
For when she thought of summer rain--------,
[F]
Calling for her mind again--------,
[A/E]
She lost the pain-------, ...and stayed for more!
[Chorus]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Gonna see the river man----------,
[F]
Gonna tell him all I can-----------,
[A/E]
About the ban--------- ...on feeling free,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
If he tells me all he knows-----------,
[F]
'Bout the way his river flows----------,
[A(b5)/E]
I don't suppose--------- ...it's meant for me!
[Coda]
[A7/E] Oh-----, how they come and go,
[Am7/E] Oh-----, how they c[A/E]ome and go![A(b5)/E]
Additional unrecorded verse:
[Verse 3]
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Betty fell behind a while-----------,
[F]
Said she hadn't time to smile--------,
[A/E]
Or die in style--------, ...but she still she tries,
[Am/E] [Gm6b5]
Said her time was drawing short--------,
[F]
Hadn't done the things she ought--------,
[A/E]
Where teacher taught-------, ...and father flies!
