Intro (The intro is 2 bars: the B7 chord is played for only one beat at the end of bar 1.) (Bar 2 is a 1 strum cut. Variations of this pattern are repeated throughout the song.) EBE Verse 1 E A E C#m I remember you? a-telling me? G#m A B B Don't clutch a rose?, don't mourn the sunset?. E A E And I suppose if I hear? the river moaning? A E It's just the way I'm feeling,? A E A E E The river's not complaining oh no, oh no no no? Verse 2 E A And the very next day E C#m we woke before the dawn?. A#m We found our way? B B By the rambling river?. E A And we had no dream? E We just lived one? A E I the keeper of the mountain? A E A E EA) you the morning flower, uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh? Chorus F#m B7 There was no reason to go? E A And I never claimed to know? E A And these (and these)? E A these ain't teardrops (these ain't teardrops)? E A That ain't the river (ain't the river)? E Just a moaning (just a moaning)? A E A E EA) The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no.? Verse 3 E A When I spoke big words,? E C#m you just let them fly away,? G#m A B B blue paper birds? on a summer's day?. E And I took you by the hand,? A E Knew that you would understand,? A E I the keeper of the mountain,? A E A E E You the mornin' flower, uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh.? Chorus F#m B7 There was no reason to go? E A And I never claimed to know? E A And these (and these)? E A these ain't teardrops (these ain't teardrops)? E A That ain't the river (ain't the river)? E Just a moaning (it's a moaning)? A E A E EA) The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no.?