River Deep Mountain High
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River Deep Mountain High:Tina Turner.
#3 in UK in 1966.
(Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
A D
When I was a little girl I had a rag doll.
A
Only doll I've ever owned.
D
Now, I love you just the way I loved that
rag doll.
A
But only now my love has grown.
E A
And it gets stronger, in every way.
E A
And it gets deeper, let me say.
E A
And it gets higher, day by day.
[Refrão]G
And do I love you, my, oh, my.
A
Yeah, river deep, mountain high.
G
If I lost you, would I cry?
A
Oh, how I love you baby...baby, baby, baby.
#2.
A D
When you were a young boy, did you have a puppy,
A
that always followed you around?
D
Well, I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy.
A
No, I'll never let you down.
E A
Cause it goes on, like a river flows.
E A
And it gets bigger, baby, and heaven knows.
E A
And it gets sweeter baby, as it grows.
[Refrão] G
And do I love you, my, oh, my.
A
Yeah, river deep, mountain high.
G
If I lost you, would I cry?
A
Oh, how I love you baby...baby, baby, baby.
#3.
A A7
I love you baby like a flower loves the spring.
A
And I love you baby just like a robin loves to sing.
D D7
And I love you baby like a school boy loves his pet.
A
And I love you baby, river deep, mountain high.
[Refrão] G
And do I love you, my, oh, my.
A
Yeah, river deep, mountain high.
G
If I lost you, would I cry?
A
Oh, how I love you baby...baby, baby, baby.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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