Verse
F#m E D Bm7
If I put myself in your shoes
F#m E D Bm7
If I lived my life like you do
F#m E
Then I would understand the things that I have put you through
A Bm7
Leaving you alone when you need me close to you
[Chorus]
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
Can’t you see the man that I can be
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
(Ooh) Don’t you know this river runs so deep
F#m E
It’s running in you
D Bm
It’s running in me
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D C#7
Can’t you see the man that I can be
[Verse]
F#m E D Bm7
I told you I’d be home before the fall
F#m E D Bm7
One more lie I fed you to get through it all
F#m E
You were so upset that I sent flowers to your door
A Bm7
And you sent back a picture and said you wanted more
[Chorus]
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
Can’t you see the man that I can be
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
(Ooh) Don’t you know this river runs so deep
F#m E
It’s running in you
D Bm
It’s running in me
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D C#7
Can’t you see the man that I can be
[Bridge]
Bm E/G# A D
I’ll never be free if you lost your faith in me
Bm E/G# A C#7
But I’ll never be free if I can’t live out all these dreams
[Chorus]
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
Can’t you see the man that I can be
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D E
(Ooh) Don’t you know this river runs so deep
F#m E
It’s running in you
D Bm
It’s running in me
F#m E
I beg of you darlin'
D C#7
Can’t you see the man that I can be