| Intro: |
| C | D7 | C | Bb | |
| Lonely rivers | flow to the | sea, to the | sea. |
| C | D7 | G | |
| To the open | arms of the | sea, yeah. |
| C | D7 | C | Bb | |
| Lonely rivers | sigh wait for | me, wait for | me. |
| C | D7 | G | |
| I'll be coming | home, wait for | me. |
| G | Em | C | |
| Whoa, my | love, my | darling. |
| D7 | G | |
| I've | hungered for your | touch, |
| Em | D7 | |
| A | long lonely | time. |
| G | Em | C | |
| And time goes | by so | slowly, |
| D | G | |
| And | time can do s | o much. |
| Em | D7 | |
| Are | you still | mine? |
| G | D7 | |
| I need your love | . |
| Em | Bm | |
| I | oh | need your love. |
| C | D7 | G | G7 | |
| God | speed your love | to | me. |
| C | D7 | C | Bb | |
| Lonely rivers | flow to the | sea, to the | sea. |
| C | D7 | G | |
| To the open | arms of the | sea, yeah. |
| C | D7 | C | Bb | |
| Lonely rivers | sigh wait for | me, wait for | me. |
| C | D7 | G | |
| I'll be coming | home, wait for | me. |
| G | Em | C | |
| Whoa my | love, my | darling. |
| D7 | G | |
| I've | hungered, hungered for | your touch, |
| Em | D7 | |
| A | long Lonely | time. |
| G | Em | C | |
| And time | goes by so | slowly, |
| D7 | G | |
| And | time can do so | much. |
| Em | D7 | |
| Are | you still | mine? |
| G | D7 | |
| I need your | love. |
| Em | Bm | |
| I | oh | need your love. |
| C | D7 | G | Em | C | G | |
| God | speed your love | to me. |