That Was A River

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 00:05:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Arleen Myers 

 
Subject: CRD: That Was a River, by Collin Raye

That Was a River
(Susan Longacre/Rick Giles; as sung by Collin Raye)


(
 G)             
 C      
 D                     
 C      
 G
I've seen that look before; here comes that doubt again
                
 C      
 D                  
 C      
 G
You think that girl we saw was more than just a friend

 G          
 Em                      
 C
Yes there was a time I thought she had it all
               
 D                          
 C         
 G
She meant the world to me, back when the world was small


            
 C  
 D              
 C  
 G
That was a river, this is the ocean
            
 C  
 D              
 C  
 G
That never carried this much emotion
            
 C                  
 G
Nothing compares to this deep devotion
            
 C  
 D              
 C  
 G
That was a river, this is the ocean


Key change (up a whole step)

                
 D     
 E             
 D           
 A
The love we've had before can never change this one
              
 D      
 E                  
 D       
 A
We're not imprisoned by the past we've brought along
          
 F#m                        
 D
It's just you and me, just one ship in the night
                     
 E                
 D      
 A
There are no boundaries, there is no end in sight


            
 D  
 E              
 D  
 A
That was a river, this is the ocean
            
 D  
 E              
 D  
 A
That never carried this much emotion
            
 D                  
 A
Nothing compares to this deep devotion
            
 D  
 E              
 D  
 A
That was a river, this is the ocean

           
 D                     
 A
Nothing compares to this deep devotion
            
 D  
 E               
 D  
 A
That was a river, this is the ocean
            
 D  
 E               
 D  
 A
That was a river, this is the ocean.

transcribed by Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) June '95