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Holding back the river
Turf
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Ronald Gelten (gelten@wish.net)
DADGAD

Holding back the river

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         C                                A
Like and arc, two lovers come from their own place beneath the sun
      Dm                          GhG' G  
that shines on individual souls, feeds  us, keeps each one of us whole
C                                A
  Two hearts don't beat as one, each one listens to our own drum
Dm                       GhG' G                             GhG' G
Slowly we come to touch, to share the fruit we want so much

 G              C'               C6
    We have been holding back the river
G''             F            C'
    We almost drowned before
         C                 C6
    But love has changed forever
G''              F                C'
    It's taking prisoners no more

C                                 A
So we walk by the grand canal, a Dublin woman and a country pal
           Dm                            GhG' G
Where the city is such a perfect place, swans glide in total grace
C                                  A 
Kavanagh sits in a morning dream, smiles at the familiar scene
         Dm                             GhG' G                           GhG' G
Of your brown eyes, your red hair, your voice so soft, your skin so fair

CHORUS.
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CHORUS.
  
  | C . . B | A . . Dsus4 | Dm . . Dsus4 | GhG' . G . |
I  love   -   o       ve            you.
  | C . . B | A . . Dsus4 | Dm . . Dsus4 | GhG' . G . |
I  love   -   o       ve            you.

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