Tom: C
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[Verse 1]
C F C G
Sunny afternoon on the riverside,
Am D Gsus4 G
Children playing games of seek-and-hide.
G7 C
They throw the colored ball and they hide away,
Bb F G
But the devil stopped their harmless play.
[Verse 2]
C F C G
Little Tommy tried to catch the ball,
Am D Gsus4 G
He tumbeled into the water and he lost control,
G7 C
But MaryÆs little hand couldnÆt save the boy.
Bb F G
Pain is when you loose a friend and then she cried:
[Chorus]
C
Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
F C G C
For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.
Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?
F C G C F
Send him this little flower, as long as I live he canÆt be dead.
[Verse 3]
C F C G
Little children playing on the shore,
Am D Gsus4 G
they donÆt talk about it anymore.
G7 C
What had happened on that warm September day,
Bb F G
Sometimes in the wind you hear a prayer.
[Chorus]
C
Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
F C G C
For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.
Tell me, little river, why donÆt you give him back?
F C G C
Send him this little flower, as long as I live he canÆt be dead.
[Coda]
C
Tell me, little river, tell me when a love has gone.
F C G C F
For him IÆll wait forever, till the morning he will return.
C F C G C
Tell me, little river, ....
