River
Em C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat,
Em C
Am
all my sins need holy water, feel
it washin' over me.
Em
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something,
C D
if
all it's gonna cause is pain,
Em
C Am
truth
in my lies right now are falling like the rain,
Em
so let the river run.
Em
1. He's coming home with his
neck scratched to catch flack,
C
sweat
jackets and dress slacks, mismatch.
Em
On his breast jacket is a sex
addict and she just wants to
C Am
exact
revenge and get back.
Em
It's a chess match, she's on
his back like a jetpack,
C
she's
kept track of all his internet chats and guess who just
Em
happens
to be moving on to the next actually.
C Am
Just shit on my last chick and
she has what my ex lacks.
Em
'Cause she loves danger,
psychopath,
C
and
you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that.
Em
But she's devised some plan to
stab him in the back,
C Am
knife
in hand, says the relationship's hanging by a strand.
Em
So she's been on the web lately,
C
says
maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man.
Em
And I know she's using me to
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.
Em C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat,
Em C Am
all my sins need holy water, feel
it washin' over me.
Em
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something,
C
D
if
all it's gonna cause is pain,
Em
C Am
truth
in my lies right now are falling like the rain,
Em
so let the river run.
Em
2. One night stand turned into two night stayin', it was cold,
C
and
some might scram, y'all we hug tight and
Em
he
found out, now she feels deserted and used,
C Am
'cause he left, so what, he
did it first to her, too.
Em
Now how am I supposed to tell
this girl that we're through ?
C
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and suited.
Em
When it's too hurtful, but
what you deserve is the truth,
C Am
don't
take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you.
Em
So I revert to the studio like
Hole In The Wall
C
diners,
don't have to be reserved in a booth.
Em
I just feel like the person
who I'm turnin' into's,
C
Am
irreversible,
I prayed on you like it's church at the pew.
Em
And now that I got you, I
don't want you,
C
took
advantage of my thirst to pursue.
Why do I do this dirt that I do ?
Em
Get off my soapbox and preach, my sermon in speech.
C
Detergent and bleach is burned
in the womb,
'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.
Em C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat,
Em C Am
all my sins need holy water, feel
it washin' over me.
Em
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something,
C
D
if
all it's gonna cause is pain,
Em C Am
truth
in my lies right now are falling like the rain,
Em
so let the river run.
Em G C
+ My name's (oh-oh), my
name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), never run,
Em G
C
just
call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh).
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We'll let the river run.
C Em
3. Always the bride's maid, never the bride, hey,
C
fuck
can I say, if life was a highway.
Em
The sequel’s an enclave, I’ll be swerving in five lanes,
C
speeds
at a high rate like I'm sliding on ice maybe.
Em
That's why I'm made, that came
at you sideways,
I can't keep my lies straight.
C
What I made you terminate my
baby,
Em
this
love triangle left us in a wreck tangled.
C
What 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,
Em
what's
one more lie to tell an unborn child ?
Em C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat,
Em C Am
all my sins need holy water, feel
it washin' over me.
Em
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something,
C
D
if
all it's gonna cause is pain,
Em
C Am
truth
in my lies right now are falling like the rain,
Em
so let the river run.
(orig. capo 4th) (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran)