River

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Capo 4

Intro chorus:
I've been a [Em]liar, been a thief, [G]been a [C]lover, been a cheat
All [D]my sins [Em]need holy water, [G]feel it [C]washin' over me
Well [D]little one, [Em]I don't want to admit to [G]something [C] If all it's gonna cause is [D]pain, [Em]truth in my lies [G]right now are [C]falling like the rain
So let the [D]river run

Verse 1:
[Em]He's comin' home with his neck scratched to [G]catch flack
[C]Sweat jackets and dress slacks, [D]mismatched
[Em]On his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict and [G]she just wants to
[C]Exact revenge and [A5]get back [D] It's a [Em]chess match, she's on his back like a [G]jet-pack
She's [C]kept track of all his Internet chats and [D]guess who just
[Em]Happens to be movin' on to the next [G]actually
Just [C]shit on my last chick and she [A5]has what my [D]ex lacks
[Em]'Cause she loves danger, [G]psychopath
[C]And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even [D]I know that
[Em]But she's devised some plan to stab him [G]in the back
[C]Knife in hand, says the [A5]relationship's hangin' [D]by a strand
[Em]So she's been on the web lately [G] Says [C]maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to [D]spite her man
[Em]And I know she's using me to [G]try to play him
[C]I don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda said "bye Suzanne"
After the first night, but tonight I am

Chorus:
I've been a [Em]liar, been a thief, [G]been a [C]lover, been a cheat
All [D]my sins [Em]need holy water, [G]feel it [C]washin' over me
Well [D]little one, [Em]I don't want to admit to [G]something [C] If all it's gonna cause is [D]pain, [Em]truth in my lies [G]right now are [C]falling like the rain
[A5]So let the river run

Verse 2:
[Em]One-night stand turned to a two-night stand, [G]it was
"Come [C]sunlight, scram," now we hug tight and [D] He found [Em]out, now she feels deserted and used [G] 'Cause he [C]left, so what, he did it [A5]first to her too [D] Now [Em]how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through? [G] It's [C]hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and [D]Sue
Don't want this [Em]to hurt but what you deserve is the truth
Don't [G]take it [C]personal, I just can't say this in [A5]person to you [D] [Em]So I revert to the studio like hole –[G]in – the – wall [C]diners
Don't have to be reserved in a [D]booth
I [Em]just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's [G] [C]Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's [A5]church at the pew [D] And now that I [Em]got you I don't want you
Took advantage [G]in my thirst to [C]pursue
Why do I do this dirt that I do? [D] Get on my [Em]soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech [G] Detergent [C]and bleach is burnin' the wound
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit

Chorus:
I've been (fuck!) a [Em]liar, been a thief, [G]been a [C]lover, been a cheat
All [D]my sins [Em]need holy water, [G]feel it [C]washin' over me
Well [D]little one, [Em]I don't want to admit to [G]something [C] If all it's gonna cause is [D]pain, [Em]truth in my lies [G]right now are [C]falling like the rain
[A5]So let the river run

Bridge:
[Em]My name's (oh-oh), [G]my name's (oh-oh) [C]Denver (oh-oh), river run
Just [Em]call me (oh-oh), [G]call me (oh-oh) [C]River (oh-oh)
We'll let the river run

Verse 3:
[C]Always the bridesmaid, never "the bride, hey"
[D5]Fuck can I say, if life was a highway
[C]And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
[Em]Speeds at a high rate [D5]like I'm slidin' on ice maybe
[C]That's why I'm may have came at you sideways
[D5]I can't keep my lies straight
But I [Em]made you terminate my baby
This love [Em]triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
What else can I [C]say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?

Chorus:
I've been (fuck!) a [Em]liar, been a thief, [G]been a [C]lover, been a cheat
All [D]my sins [Em]need holy water, [G]feel it [C]washin' over me
Well [D]little one, [Em]I don't want to admit to [G]something [C] If all it's gonna cause is [D]pain, [Em]truth in my lies [G]right now are [C]falling like the rain
So let the [D]river run (river run, river run, river run)

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