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When the River Meets the Sea

John Denver
ChordsKeyDCapoFret 2advanced
★4.9(13)

Chords in this song14

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

Intro

*are 1 strum (or make it a fast change)

Verse

When the mountain touches the valley
All the clouds are taught to fly
Thus our souls will leave this land most peacefully 
Though our minds be filled with questions
In our hearts we'll understand

Chorus

D/A A7 G* D/F#* Em7* D*
When the river meets the sea

Verse

Like a flower that has blossomed
In the dry and barren sand
We are born and born again most gracefully 
Thus the winds of time will take us
With a sure and steady hand

Chorus

D/A A7 G* D/F#* Em7* D*
When the river meets the sea

Bridge

Patience, my brother and patience, my son
In that sweet and final hour
Truth and justice will be done

Verse

Like a baby when it is sleeping
In its loving mother's arms
What a newborn baby dreams is a mystery 
But his life will find a purpose
And in time he'll understand

Chorus

D/A A7 G* D/G* Em7/G* D *
When the river meets the sea
D/A A G/D* F#m/D* Em/D* D
When the river meets the al migh ty Sea

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