Girl From River Run(Cavaco chords)

	        
Verse 1:
 
F 
There’s a girl who lives outside the town 
                      C 
In a house set in the sun 
F 
She's the one they have their eyes set on 
C                         F 
She's the girl from River Run 

F 
All the young men in their senior year 
                    C 
Can't imagine compromise 
F 
By the fall, they're walking down the aisle 
C                      F 
With this darling as a prize 

Bb                   F 
Every man from every neighbor town 
  Bb                         F 
Intends to make his feelings known 
    F 
But not a word from me was ever heard 
 C                        F 
About the girl from River Run 


Bridge:
F C F C F 


Verse 2:
 
F 
Many came to graduation day 
                  C 
She went off to LSU 
F 
Everybody stood and waved goodbye 
    C                   F 
But I had been accepted too 

Bb                   F 
Every man from every neighbor town 
  Bb                         F 
Intends to make his feelings known 
    F 
But not a word from me was ever heard 
 C                        F 
About the girl from River Run 


Bridge 
F C F C F 


Verse 3:
F 
Teddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz 
                             C 
His dad, a man from New York State 
   F 
He courted her with everything he's got 
    C                F 
She never did reciprocate 

Bb                   F 
David was the finest athlete 
   Bb                 F 
He had (???) in Kappa Phi 
F 
They went dancing at the junior prom 
   C                           F 
He took her home, she said goodbye 


Key Change 
C F F# G 


Verse 4:
verse 4 
G 
Then, she set aside her youthful ways 
                  D 
Though she's only 21 
G 
At a lecture, I ran into her 
D                           G 
And we laughed and had some fun 

   C                           G 
We walked outside and meant to get some air 
    C                          G 
She said to me, 'Where are you from?' 
   G 
'A country place you probably don't know of 
  D                        G 
A little town called River Run' 

G 
Then, a smile broke across her face 
                               D 
She missed the people from her home 
G 
Two years later, I was married to 
     D                       G 
That darling girl from River Run 
	        

Written by Steve Martin