D Bm D D


[Verse 1]
         Bm                D
Past the first bend in the river
   Bm                   Em7   A7
Is another bend I can't see
Em           A            Em7     A7
And the bend   that keeps calling
Em7        A7                 D
Is the bend that keeps hiding from me


[Verse 2]
         Bm                D
Past the first hill on the desert
   Bm                   Em7   A7
Is another hill I can't see
Em           A            Em7     A
And the hill   that keeps hiding
Em         A7                  D
Is the hill that keeps calling to me


[Bridge]
Bm                F#m
In the cottonwood by the river
G                         D
A mourning dove calls his mate
       Bm           F#m
He has true love to give her
    Em               A   A7
But love for me must wait


[Verse 3]
          Bm             D
Till I've traveled every river
         Bm                 Em7     A7
And each desert hill I have climbed
     Em        A     Em     A7
If I find love to my liking
     Em7               A          D   Bm  D  Bm
I'll leave the river's bend far behind...