Animals - River Deep Mountain High Chords & Tabs

river deep mountain high

intro
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verses
riff 1      riff 2 riff 3
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(1)when you were a young girl
(2)when you were a young girl
(3)when you were a young girl

A                   (riff 1)
did you have ragged doll
did you have a puppy
did you have a puppy

                 (riff 2)E      (Riff 3)
the only doll youve ever owned
that always followed you around
that always followed you around(howl)

you can treat me the way you
you can treat me the way you
in favour of that puppy baby

A                   (riff 1)
used to treat that ragged doll
used to treat that puppy
i swear ill never never never put you down

                 (riff 2)E
but hurry up cuase im getting old
i swear i never put you down (know i wont)
no ill never put you down

pre chorus
              B                            E
(1)and i get   older            baby day by day
(2)and i get   thankful            in every way
(3)it gets stronger baby              every day (yeah)

   and it get  stronger              let me say
   and it get  less painful baby     let me say
   and it goes deeper baby           let me say (yes it does)

   and it goes  deeper baby than youll ever know
   and im gonna love you    every night and day
   and im gonna love you    every night and day (and night and night)

   stand back   baby      and watch my love grow
   look out     baby  my love is coming you way (yes it is)
   look out     baby  my love is comin' your way (yeah)

chorus
riff 4          riff 5
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D                        (riff 4)
and do i love you my oh my
and do i love you my oh my
And do I love you my oh my oh my

E                        (riff 5)
river deep mountain high
river deep mountain high
the river is deep and the mountains Waaayyyyyyy too high

D                        (riff 4)
and if i lost you would i cry
and if i lost you would i cry
and if I lost you would I cry

E
bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~
bet your life baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~
give it to me baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) baby~~~~~~~

bridge

riff 6
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(riff 6)
i love you baby     like a flower needs a spring
i love you, baby    like aretha franklin needs to sing
riff 7        riff 8                        riff 9
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A(riff 8)
and i love you baby like a schoolboy loves his tie yeah

E(riff 9)
and i love you baby river deep mountain high

i want to take ya higher (higher)   i want to take ya higher (higher)
i want to take ya higher (higher)   get on with me babe      (higher)
give it to me babe       (higher)   all I need is some       (higher)
give it up baby          (higher)   give it up baby          (higher)
wow                      (higher)   wow                      (higher)
get it up                (higher)   get it up                (higher)
get it up                (higher)

interlude
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tina turner tina turner tina turner tina turner
have you seen tina turner
mmmm baby you havent seen tina turner
you dont know what it means
to feel like I do tina turner  tina turner turner
tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tiny tina
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(tee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
(nee-nah nee-nah nee-nah nee nah-nee nah-nah)
tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina tina....

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