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Running Bear

by Johnny Preston

Written by: J.P.Richardson

RUNNING BEAR J.P.Richardson Johnny Preston On^the | A D ||: bank kk kk of^the | riv^er rr r^stood^Run^ning | Be^ar rr r^yo^ung^In^dian | ||: swim mm m^the^rag^ing | riv^er rr rr Cause^the | riv^er rr rr was^too | ||: Bear rr r^dove^in^the | wat^er rr rr Lit^tle | White^Dove ee ee did^the | A | brave ee ee On^the | oth^er rr r^side^of^the | riv^er rr rr Stood^his | | wide ee e^He^could^n't | reach hh hh Lit^tle | White^Dove ee ee Wait^ing | | same ee ee And^they | swam mm m^out^to^each | oth^er rr rr Through^the | B7 E7 A | love^ly yy yy In^dian | maid dd dd Lit^tle | White^Dove ee ee was^her | | on nn n^the oth^er | side ee ee In^the | moon^light tt tt he^could | | swirl^ing gg gg stream^they | came ee ee As^their | hands^touched dd dd and^their | D A | na^me ee ee Such^a | love^ly yy yy sight^to | see ee ee But^their | | see^her rr rr Throw^ing | kiss^es ss ss cross^the | waves ss s^Her^lit^tle | | lips^met tt t^The^rag^ing | riv^er rr rr pulled^them | down nn nn Now^they'll | A E7 | tribes ss s^fought^with^each | oth^er rr rr So^their | love ee e^could^nev^er | | heart tt t^was^beat^ing | fast^er rr rr Wait^ing | there ee e^for her | | al^ways ss ss be^to | geth^er rr rr In^that | Hap pp p^py^Hunt^ing | A D A | be ee ee Run^ning | Bear rr rr (loved^Lit^tle) | White^Dove ee ee with^a | | brave ee ee Run^ning | Bear rr rr (loved^Lit^tle) | White^Dove ee ee with^a | | ground dd dd Run^ning | Bear rr rr (loved^Lit^tle) | White^Dove ee ee with^a | E7 A D | love ee ee (big^as^the) | sky yy yy Run^ning | Bear rr rr (loved^Lit^tle) | A E7 | White^Dove ee ee with^a | love ee e^that^could^n't | A 1. | die ee e^He^could^n't :|| A 2. | die ee ee Run^ning :|| A 3. | die ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee / ||

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Running Bear is performed by Johnny Preston and written by J.P.Richardson. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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