River Of Light Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

CAPO: 4th Fret

[INTRO:] [D] [A7sus4] [D] [G/D]-[D] [Dsus2]-[D]

[VERSE 1]
Heading off on a river at peace, in the cool of an evening [G]
Heading off on a river of light,[Gmaj7] be part of a river at night [D]
Nice to be on a river sometimes, like a June bug travelling [G]
Heading off on a ribbon of song, been away from the river too long [D]
Good to be on a river somewhere, like a milkweed travelling [G]
~ Em
Heading off on a ribbon of dreams
Be a part of a river it seems [D]

[CHORUS]
Can you tell me how [A7sus4]long must I [D]travel on [G/D] -
[D]
I [G]won't be looking up old friends
I [A7sus]won't be looking up old friends ever [G/D]again [C/D] [G/D] -
[D] [G/D] -
[D]

[VERSE 2]
I spent my life taking my time and I can't change anything [G]
Take a look at my river of light,[Gmaj7] be a part of a river at night [D]
Nice to be on a river at peace, like a June bug travelling [G]
Heading off on a river at last, [Gmaj7] my tears will be [A7sus4]all in the past [D]
Good to be on a river somewhere, like a milkweed travelling [G]
~ Em
Heading down where the water runs deep
Down deep where the fish are asleep now [D]

[CHORUS:] [A7sus4] [D] [G/D] [D]
Can you tell me how long must I travel on
I [G]won't be looking up old friends
I [A7sus]won't be looking up old friends ever [G/D]again [C/D] [G/D] -
[D] [G/D] -
[D]

[VERSE 3]
Trouble don't mean nothing to me and I had my share of it [G]
Heading off on a river of light[Gmaj7] , be a part of a river at night [D]
Nice to be on a river at peace in the cool of an evening [G]
Heading off on a [Gmaj7]silver moonlight,[A7sus4] maybe love'll [A7]find me tonight [D]
Good to be on a river somewhere, like a milkweed travelling [G]
~ Em
Heading off on a ribbon of dreams
Be a part of a river it seems [D]

[CHORUS]
Can you tell me how [A7sus4]long must I t[D]ravel on[G] -
[D]
I [G]won't be looking up old friends
I [A7sus4]won't be looking up old friends ever [G/D]again [C/D]
Ever a[G/D]gain [C/D]
Ever a[D]gain