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- D is actually D/A and D/F# during verse as defined above
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[Intro Chorus]
Em G CI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G CAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
D Em G CWell little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G CIf all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
DSo let the river run
[Verse 1]
Em G He's comin' home with his neck scratched to catch flack
C D Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
Em GOn his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict and she just wants to
C A5 DExact revenge and get back
Em GIt's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet-pack
C DShe's kept track of all his Internet chats and guess who just
Em GHappens to be movin' on to the next actually
C A5 DJust shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
Em G 'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
C D And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
Em G But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
C A5 DKnife in hand, says the relationship's hangin' by a strand
Em G So she's been on the web lately
C DSays maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
Em G And I know she's using me to try to play him
CI don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda said "bye Suzanne"
After the first night, but tonight I am
[Chorus 1]
Em G CI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C A5All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
Em G CWell little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G CIf all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
A5 So let the river run
[Verse 2]
Em GOne-night stand turned to a two-night stand, it was
C D"Come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight and
Em GHe found out, now she feels deserted and used
C A5 D'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too
Em GNow how Am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
C DIt's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and Sue
EmDon't want this to hurt but what you deserve is the truth
G C A5 DDon't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
Em G C So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
DDon't have to be reserved in a booth
Em GI just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
C A5 DIrreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
EmAnd now that I got you I don't want you
G CTook advantage in my thirst to pursue
DWhy Do I Do this dirt that I do?
Em GGet on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
CDetergent 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 2]
Em G CI've been (fuck!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C A5All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
Em G CWell little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G CIf all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
A5 So let the river run
[Bridge]
Em G CMy name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), river run
Em G CJust call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)
N.C.
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 D5 Speeds at a high rate 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
EmBut I made you terminate my baby
EmThis love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
CWhat else can I 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 3]
Em G CI've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G CAll my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
D Em G CWell little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)
D Em G CIf all it's gonna cause is pain, the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
DSo let the river run (river run, river run, river run)
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