Only a River
By Bob Weir
Verse 1
D
Well I was
G
born up in the
D
mountains
Em
Raised
A
up in a desert
D
town
D
And I
G
never saw the
D
ocean
Em
Til I was
A
close to your age
D
now
Chorus
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
Hey hey
Bm
hey,
G
You rolling ri
D
ver
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
G
Hey hey
D
hey
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Verse 2
D
I'm going
G
back to San Angel
D
o
Em
The ground is
A
hard and the county's
D
dry
D
But I'm
G
gonna get my fill some
D
how
Em
River's of
A
corn, and wheat and
D
rye
Chorus *
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
Hey hey
Bm
hey,
G
You rolling ri
D
ver
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
G
Hey hey
D
hey
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Verse 3
(Instrumental Verse)
Verse 4
D
Oh red red
G
river
D
valley
Em
Will she re
A
member all the things we
D
said
D
And what's the
G
chance that she'll re
D
member
Em
All those
A
nights in the river
D
bed
Chorus *
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
Hey hey
Bm
hey,
G
You rolling ri
D
ver
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
G
Hey hey
D
hey
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Chorus *
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
Hey hey
Bm
hey,
G
You rolling ri
D
ver
Oh
Bm
Shenando
G
ah, I long to see
D
you
G
Hey hey
D
hey
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Outro
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
Bm
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
Bm
right
Only a
G
river gonna make things
D
right