Tuning: E A D G B E

“Girl from River Run” – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers From the album “The Long-Awaited Album” (2017) #----------------------------------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. # *Some of the lyrics are not exactly right, but I tried my best to figure them out.* [!] Listen to the song for timing of chord changes. [!] [Verse 1]

^FThere’s a girl who lives outside the town In a house set in the ^Csun ^FShe's the one they have their eyes set on ^CShe's the girl from River ^FRun

^FAll the young men in their senior year Can't imagine compro^Cmise ^FBy the fall, they're walking down the aisle ^CWith this darling as a ^Fprize

^BbEvery man from every ^Fneighbor town In^Bbtends to make his feelings ^Fknown But ^Fnot a word from me was ever heard A^Cbout the girl from River ^FRun

[Bridge] F C F C F [Verse 2]

^FMany came to graduation day She went off to LS^CU ^FEverybody stood and waved goodbye But ^CI had been accepted ^Ftoo

^BbEvery man from every ^Fneighbor town In^Bbtends to make his feelings ^Fknown But ^Fnot a word from me was ever heard A^Cbout the girl from River ^FRun

[Bridge] F C F C F [Verse 3]

^FTeddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz His dad, a man from New York ^CState He ^Fcourted her with everything he's got She ^Cnever did recipro^Fcate

^BbDavid was the finest ^Fathlete He ^Bbhad (???) in Kappa ^FPhi ^FThey went dancing at the junior prom He ^Ctook her home, she said good^Fbye

[Key Change] C F F# G [Verse 4]

^GThen, she set aside her youthful ways Though she's only ^D21 ^GAt a lecture, I ran into her ^DAnd we laughed and had some ^Gfun

We ^Cwalked outside and meant to ^Gget some air She ^Csaid to me, "Where are you ^Gfrom?" "A ^Gcountry place you probably don't know of A ^Dlittle town called River ^GRun"

^GThen, a smile broke across her face She missed the people from her ^Dhome ^GTwo years later, I was married to That ^Ddarling girl from River ^GRun

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Steve Martin - Girl from river run