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