Intro
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[Verse 1]
D#m C#
I didn't want to say it in this way
D#m C#
I didn't want to see the day I'd say these words to you
F# C#
I didn't want have to explain
E B
Sometimes heroes have to lose
D#m C#
It's killing me to see you cry
D#m C#
Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you
[Bridge]
F# D#m
It was just another roll of the dice
A#m
Just another star in the sky
G#
Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly
[Chorus]
F# G# C# Cm
Everybody knows the promise of the river
A#m G#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
F# G# A#m F#
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
C# G#
But there's nothing anybody can do
Rivers run dry
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
D#m C#
Gonna have to go away
D#m C#
I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes
F# D#m
Sometimes you get a lucky break
A#m
Sometimes your winning streak will stay
G#
Sometimes you gotta pay
[Chorus]
F# G# C# Cm
Everybody knows the promise of the river
A#m G#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
F# G# A#m F#
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
C# G#
But there's nothing anybody can do
A#m
Rivers run dry
[Solo]
D#m C# D#m C#
Aah Ahh Ahh Ahh
D#m A#m F# G#
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh
[Bridge]
A#m G#
Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high
F# (F#) A#m G#
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side
[Chorus]
F# G# C# Cm
Everybody knows the promise of the river
A#m G#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
F# G# A#m F#
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
C# G#
But there's nothing anybody can do
A#m F#
Oh, there's nothing anybody can do
C# G#
There's nothing anybody can do
A#m (F#) F#
When the rivers run dry
When the rivers run dry
[Outro]
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