Stand By The River

Intro: E  E7  A7  C7 E  B7 E 


[Verso 1]

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THE ROAD’S BEEN LONG, I’M A LITTLE BIT WEARY 
             A 
LOT OF MILES BEHIND ME, BUT HOME’S A LOT NEARER 
                  E               A 
I’VE GOT ONE MORE CROSSIN’,IT’S A LONG WAY OVER 
         E            B                  E 
WON’T YA STAND BY THE RIVER AND WAIT FOR ME 


[Refrão]

B                            E 
STAND BY THE RIVER, LORD AND HOLD MY TREMBLIN’ HAND 
B                                E 
CRADLE ME, SWEET JESUS, FROM THE COLD DARK SINKING SAND 
E                        E7 
THIS IS ONE TRIP I CAN’T TAKE ALONE 
A7                   C7 
I’M KINDA ANXIOUS TO GET ON HOME 
   E            B7                 E 
SO STAND BY THE RIVER AND WAIT FOR ME 


[Verso 2]

            E 
YOU PAVED A ROAD THROUGH THE HILLS AND THE MOUNTAINS 
                     A 
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT YOU PLACED A FOUNTAIN 
                E                  A 
NOW STAND BY ME JESUS, THROUGH THE COLD, DEEP WATERS 
          E            B                  E 
WON’T YOU STAND BY THE RIVER AND WAIT FOR ME 


[Refrão]

B                            E 
WON’T YA STAND BY THE RIVER LORD AND HOLD MY TREMBLIN’ HAND 
B                                E 
CRADLE ME, SWEET JESUS, FROM THE COLD DARK SINKING SAND 
E                        E7 
THIS IS ONE TRIP I CAN’T TAKE ALONE 
A7                   C7 
I’M KINDA ANXIOUS TO GET ON HOME 
   E            B7                 E 
SO STAND BY THE RIVER AND WAIT FOR ME 


B                            E 
WON’T YA STAND BY THE RIVER LORD AND HOLD MY TREMBLIN’ HAND 
B                                E 
CRADLE ME SWEET JESUS FROM THE COLD, DARK SINKING SAND 
E                        E7 
THIS IS ONE TRIP I CAN’T TAKE ALONE 
A7                   C7 
I’M KINDA ANXIOUS TO GET ON HOME 
   E            B      E            A                E            B7                 E 
SO STAND BY THE RIVER, STAND BY THE RIVER WANT YA TO STAND BY THE RIVER AND WAIT FOR ME 


[Ponte]

E            B 
STAND BY THE RIVER, 
E            A 
STAND BY THE RIVER, 
E                B7              E 
MMMM STAND BY THE RIVER, WAIT FOR ME 
           E            B 
WANT YA TO STAND BY THE RIVER, 
            E            A 
SWEET JESUS STAND BY THE RIVER, 
           E            B7             E 
WANT YA TO STAND BY THE RIVER,WAIT FOR ME, YEAH