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