River Girl

Intro: e|------2------------------------3-----------------2--| B|------3------------------------0---3--2--0-------3--| G|------2------------------------0------------2----2--| D|------0---0h2-2/4/2-0----0-----0-----------------0--| A|-----(0)-------------2/4---0---2----------------(0)-| E|--(0)(0)-------------------- 3-3-------------(0)(0)-| Wide-open western sky Rust-red sunset startin' to fade on an August night The heat's still risin' off the asphalt when we Turn down a county road Rattle over a cattle guard past a row of old fence posts To a one lane bridge where the path begins When we feel the coolness in the air (hold) Then we know we're almost there and You put your hand in mine Tiny fingers that fit just fine and we Walk down where the river gets wide And no one ever comes around Hidin' out ‘neath the Concho moon No agenda and nothin' to prove in our Own little world Just me and my river girl The hours go slippin' by like Dark water over flat rocks in the moonlight You kick your flip-flops off, trail your toes in the water and you Tell me all of your dreams Small town girl takin' on the world in cut-off jeans And when you lean back, lay your head on my lap I can See the starlight in your eyes (hold) And for me there's no dream like when You put your hand in mine Pretty fingers that fit just fine and we Walk down where the river gets wide And no one ever comes around Hidin' out ‘neath the Concho moon No agenda and nothin' to prove in our Own little world Just me and my river girl One day I know you'll fly from this sleepy town (hold) But for this moment here and now (single strums) You put your hand in mine Tiny fingers that feel so fine and we Walk along where the river gets wide (start strumming again & crescendo here) Two people in love There's no feeling' in the world like this Frozen in a tiptoe kiss in our Own little world Just me and my river girl Just me and my river girl