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