Cruising Down The River (on A Sunday Afternoon) Chords

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Cruising Down The River (on A Sunday Afternoon) by Connie Francis is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, E, A, Fdim, E7, A7, D9, D7/9, E7/9, Gdim and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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D        G         D          E  
Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon, 
     A                          D                Fdim               A 
With one you love, the sun above waiting for the moon 
    D      G       D       E   Fdim  E   Fdim    E 
The old accordian playing a sentimental tune 
 D        G        D        E7             A7          D 
Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon 
Bridge 
     D9     D7/9       D9       D7/9       D9     D7/9     G 
The birds above all sing of love, a gentle sweet refrain 
 E7      E7/9       E7         E7/9        E7      E7/9        A7 
The winds around all make a sound like softly falling rain. 
    D  Fdim G  Fdim  Gdim   D    E   Fdim  E   Fdim E 
Just two of  us     together, we'll plan   a  honeymoo 
D       Gdim      B7   E7   A7     G  E7  A7    D 
Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon 
    	

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100 BPM Andante