INTRO: C G Am C G C E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------0-2-3-| A|---0-2-3-------| E|-3-------------| VERSE: C G Am I can close my eyes and it takes me back C F To two young lovers on that riverbank C G Am To the sounds of the wind and the whip-poor-will C F And the way that your bare skin would feel C G Am As we laid in the sun I could see your eyes C F Blue as the blue in that Southern sky C G Am Kisses warm as a wild red rose C G C At the bend in the river where the cottonwood grows CHORUS: F G C And we'd dance F G C And we'd sing F G Am And we'd love each other as the pale moon glows C G Am At the bend in the rivеr where the cottonwood grows C G C At thе bend in the river where the cottonwood grows INSTRUMENTAL: C G Am Am C C F F C G Am Am C G C E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------0-2-3-| A|---0-2-3-------| E|-3-------------| VERSE: C G Am I can still recall the words you said C G F And the plans we dreamed as we looked ahead C G Am But the fork in the river took us separate ways C F As the years went by, I can't forget those days C G Am And I often wonder but I'll never know C F If we ended up followin' a different road C G Am Would we still be layin' by the wild red rose? C G C At the bend in the river where the cottonwood grows CHORUS: F G C And we'd dance F G C And we'd sing F G Am And we'd love each other as the pale moon glows C G Am At the bend in the rivеr where the cottonwood grows C G C C C C At thе bend in the river where the cottonwood grows OUTRO: C G Am I can close my eyes and it takes me back C G F To two young lovers on that riverbank