Intro
G#m F# E F#
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[Verse 1]
C#m B
I didn't want to say it in this way
C#m B
I didn't want to see the day I'd say these words to you
E B
I didn't want have to explain
D A
Sometimes heroes have to lose
C#m B
It's killing me to see you cry
C#m B
Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you
[Bridge]
E C#m
It was just another roll of the dice
G#m
Just another star in the sky
F#
Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly
[Chorus]
E F# B A#m
Everybody knows the promise of the river
G#m F#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
E F# G#m E
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
B F#
But there's nothing anybody can do
Rivers run dry
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
C#m B
Gonna have to go away
C#m B
I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes
E C#m
Sometimes you get a lucky break
G#m
Sometimes your winning streak will stay
F#
Sometimes you gotta pay
[Chorus]
E F# B A#m
Everybody knows the promise of the river
G#m F#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
E F# G#m E
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
B F#
But there's nothing anybody can do
G#m
Rivers run dry
[Solo]
C#m B C#m B
Aah Ahh Ahh Ahh
C#m G#m E F#
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh
[Bridge]
G#m F#
Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high
E (F#) G#m F#
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side
[Chorus]
E F# B A#m
Everybody knows the promise of the river
G#m F#
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
E F# G#m E
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
B F#
But there's nothing anybody can do
G#m E
Oh, there's nothing anybody can do
B F#
There's nothing anybody can do
G#m (F#) E
When the rivers run dry
When the rivers run dry
[Outro]
G#m F# E F#
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B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|