River Chords

[Chorus]
             Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G      C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
    D/A  Em
All my sins need holy water
G       C/G
Feel it washin' over me
    D/A        Em                      G         C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
                           D/A   Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
                 G             C/G
Truth in my lies right now are fallin' like the rain
           D/A
So let the river run
 
[Verse 1]
Em                                           G
He's comin' home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
C/G                             D/A
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch
Em
On his breath's Jack is a sex addict
    G                 C/G           A5            D/F#
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
       Em                                    G
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
      C/G
She's kept track of all his Internet chats
    D/A            Em
And guess who just happens to be movin' on to the next?
  G            C/G                           A5           D/F#
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
Em                       G            C/G
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
                                            D/A           Em
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
 
But she's devised some plan
            G            C/G
To stab him in the back, knife in hand
             A5                 D/F#        Em
Says the relationship's hangin' by a strand
                                G
So she's been on the web lately
     C/G                               D/A           Em
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
                             G
And I know she's usin' me to try to play him
C/G
I don't care, hi Susanne, but I shoulda said bye Susanne
 
After the first night, but tonight I am
 
[Chorus]
            Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G      C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
    D/A  Em
All my sins need holy water
G       C/G          A5
Feel it washin' over me
              Em                       G         C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
                           D/A   Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
                G        C/G                    A5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
 
So let the river run
 
[Verse 2]
Em
One-night stand, turned into night stayin'
G              C/G                                  D/A
He was callin' so might scram, now we hug tight and
         Em                                   G
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
            C/G                    A5                D/F#
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too
    Em                                                      G
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
     C/G                                         D/A
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, ensued
           Em
And witnessed you hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
       G           C/G                           A5            D/F#
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
Em                                  G           C/G
So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
                                     D/A
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
  Em                                                G
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
    C/G                                 A5                D/F#
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
               Em
And now that I got you I don't want you
               G             C/G
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
                                 D/A
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
          Em                                        G
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
          C/G
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
N.C.
'Cause now with her in the womb
N.C.
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
N.C.
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
Fuck!
 
[Chorus]
            Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G      C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
    D/A  Em
All my sins need holy water
G       C/G          A5
Feel it washin' over me
              Em                       G         C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
                           D/A   Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
                G        C/G                    A5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
 
So let the river run
 
[Bridge]
Em               G
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
C/G
Denver (ooh), river run
Em             G
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
C/G
River (ooh), we'll let the river run
 
[Verse 3]
C/G                                              D
Always the bridesmaid, never “The bride, hey!
                                      C/G
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
                                                       C/G
The seat was an enclave, I'd be swervin' in five lanes
                       D                              C/G
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
                                           D
That's why I may have came at you sideways
 
I can't keep my lies straight
         C/G
What I made you terminate, my baby
              D
This love triangle, left us in a wreck, tangled
                C/G
What else can I say? It was fun for a while
N.C.
Bet I really woulda loved your smile
N.C.
Didn't really wanna abort, but fuck it
N.C
What's one more lie, to tell an unborn child?
 
[Chorus]
            Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G      C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
    D/A  Em
All my sins need holy water
G       C/G          A5
Feel it washin' over me
              Em                       G         C/G
Well, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
                           D/A   Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
                G        C/G
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
           D/A
So let the river run
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