Intro 
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[Verso 1]

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Here I stand by this chilly water waitin’ for my final call 
                                E 
Standing by the river looking beyond 
                  A 
Gazin’ toward the land of fadeless beauty o’er the surges rise and fall 
                      E         A 
Standing by the river looking beyond 


[Refrão]


                A 
Standing by the river waiting for the boatman 
                                 E 
Listen to the music on the other shore 
               A 
I can hear the angels singing out a welcome 
                                        E      A 
With my friends and loved ones who have gone before 


Instrumental 
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[Verso 1]


               A 
Music from the land of endless glory fallin upon my listening ear 
                                E 
Standing by the river looking beyond 
         A 
Faces of friends I often vision forms of loved ones oft appear 
                      E         A 
Standing by the river looking beyond 


[Refrão]


                A 
Standing by the river waiting for the boatman 
                                 E 
Listen to the music on the other shore 
               A 
I can hear the angels singing out a welcome 
                                        E      A 
With my friends and loved ones who have gone before 


Instrumental 
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[Verso 1]

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Shadows of night are swiftly falling lo I hear the boatman’s oar 
                                E 
Standing by the river looking beyond 
             A 
Many are the voices sweetly calling I must tarry hear no more 
                      E         A 
Standing by the river looking beyond 


Outro 
                A 
Standing by the river waiting for the boatman 
                                 E 
Listen to the music on the other shore 
               A 
I can hear the angels singing out a welcome 
                                        E      A 
With my friends and loved ones who have gone before