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