river deep mountain high
intro
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verses
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(1)when you were a young girl
(2)when you were a young girl
(3)when you were a young girl
A (riff 1)
did you have ragged doll
did you have a puppy
did you have a puppy
(riff 2)E (Riff 3)
the only doll youve ever owned
that always followed you around
that always followed you around(howl)
you can treat me the way you
you can treat me the way you
in favour of that puppy baby
A (riff 1)
used to treat that ragged doll
used to treat that puppy
i swear ill never never never put you down
(riff 2)E
but hurry up cuase im getting old
i swear i never put you down (know i wont)
no ill never put you down
pre chorus
B E
(1)and i get older baby day by day
(2)and i get thankful in every way
(3)it gets stronger baby every day (yeah)
and it get stronger let me say
and it get less painful baby let me say
and it goes deeper baby let me say (yes it does)
and it goes deeper baby than youll ever know
and im gonna love you every night and day
and im gonna love you every night and day (and night and night)
stand back baby and watch my love grow
look out baby my love is coming you way (yes it is)
look out baby my love is comin' your way (yeah)
chorus
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D (riff 4)
and do i love you my oh my
and do i love you my oh my
And do I love you my oh my oh my
E (riff 5)
river deep mountain high
river deep mountain high
the river is deep and the mountains Waaayyyyyyy too high
D (riff 4)
and if i lost you would i cry
and if i lost you would i cry
and if I lost you would I cry
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bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~
bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~
give it to me baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~
bridge
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(riff 6)
i love you baby like a flower needs a spring
i love you, baby like aretha franklin needs to sing
riff 7 riff 8 riff 9
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A(riff 8)
and i love you baby like a schoolboy loves his tie yeah
E(riff 9)
and i love you baby river deep mountain high
i want to take ya higher (higher) i want to take ya higher (higher)
i want to take ya higher (higher) get on with me babe (higher)
give it to me babe (higher) all I need is some (higher)
give it up baby (higher) give it up baby (higher)
wow (higher) wow (higher)
get it up (higher) get it up (higher)
get it up (higher)
interlude
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tina turner tina turner tina turner tina turner
have you seen tina turner
mmmm baby you havent seen tina turner
you dont know what it means
to feel like I do tina turner tina turner turner
tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tiny tina
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(nee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina....
shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot