Chris de Burgh - A Night On The River

a night on the river
words & music by chris de burgh

G
naked and frozen at the side of a lake ,
Am D
i think i’ve gone and made my big mistake ,
G Em
i took her swimming , we had a fight ,
Am D
now my clothes and the lady are well out of sight ,
C D G D/F# Em Em/D
and it looks like i’m heading for a night on__ the river ,
C D Em
under the moon and the stars ,
C D G D/F# Em
looks like i’m heading for a night on__ the river ,
C G/B Am D G
( just ) me and my beating heart , singing in the dark .

naked and frozen at the side of a lake ,
if she was here i wouldn’t hesitate ,
to tell her how , the way things are ,
with a long conversation in the back of a car ,

and it looks like i’m heading for a night on the river ,
under the moon and the stars ,
could be i’m heading for a night on the river ,
just me and my beating heart , singing in the dark;

G – C – G – D – G – C – G – D – C – G – D – Em – C – D – G
oh , – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
B
i think she owes me an explanation ,
Em
she’s got the whip hand in this situation ,
A
if i try to tell her just the way i feel ,
D
it could start the whole thing all over again ,

C D G D/F# Em
ooh , i think i’m heading for a night on__ the river ,
C D Em
under the moon and the stars ,
C D G D/F# Em
could be i’m heading for a night on__ the river ,
C G/B Am D G
but i see the lights of a car , shining in the dark ,

ooh , could be we’re heading for a mm – mm ,
under the moon and the stars ,
could be we’re heading for a mm – mm
just you and me and our beating hearts ,
we’re singing in the dark . . .