(Original Key: B ) 
 
Verse 1: 
 
          G                       D7 
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River, 
                               G 
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. 
          G                       D7 
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River, 
                               G 
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. 
 
           G                           D7 
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River, 
                               G 
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. 
           G                           D7 
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River, 
                               G 
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake. 
 
Bridge 1: 
 
C                                  G 
 Cleveland; city of light, city of magic. 
C                                         G 
 Cleveland; city of light, you're calling me. 
C                              G 
 Cleveland; even now, I can re-member; 
         D7                   C                  G 
'Cos the Cuyahoga River, goes smokin' through my dreams. 
 
Chorus 1: 
 
     G7      D7          G7  D7 
Burn on, big river, burn on. 
     G7      D7          G7 
Burn on, big river, burn on. 
 
Verse 2: 
 
        G                 C 
Now the Lord can make you tumble, 
        G                 C 
And the Lord can make you turn. 
        G        G/F      Em   Eb7 
And the Lord can make you over-flow; 
        C          C/D      G 
But the Lord can't make you burn. 
 
Chorus 2: 
 
     G7      D7          G7  D7 
Burn on, big river, burn on, 
     G7      D7          G   C7 , G 
Burn on, big river, burn on. 
 
CHORD DIAGRAMS: 
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   G       D7      G7      C       G/F 
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE 
 320003  xx0212  323000  x32010  100033 
 
   Em      Eb7     C/D     C7