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River Runs Dry

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River Runs Dry  - Bon Jovi
[Intro]
e|------4-6-7-6-4|-G#m-4-----4|-F#-2-----2|-E0-----0|-F#2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|    x2
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
[Verse 1]
C#mI didn't want to say it in this Bway
C#mI didn't want to see the day I'd Bsay these words to you
EI didn't want have to Bexplain
DSometimes heroes have to Alose
C#mIt's killing me to see you Bcry
C#mWould it make it any better if I told you I Bdid it all for you
[Bridge]
EIt was just another roll of the C#mdice
Just another star in the G#msky
Tried to touch it but I couldn't F#fly
[Chorus]
Everybody Eknows the pF#romise of the BrivBbmer
Everybody G#mgoes with the fire in their F#eyes
Everybody Eknows you can F#lead a horse to G#mwaterE  
But there's Bnothing anybody can F#do
Rivers run dry
[Interlude]
e|------4-6-7-6-4|-G#m-4-----4|-F#-2-----2|-E0-----0|-F#2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|  
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
[Verse 2]
C#mGonna have to go Baway
C#mI always told you that a man has got to fBace his own mistakes
ESometimes you get a lucky bC#mreak
Sometimes your winning streak will G#mstay
Sometimes you gotta F#pay
[Chorus]
Everybody Eknows the pF#romise of the BrivBbmer
Everybody G#mgoes with the fire in their F#eyes
Everybody Eknows you can F#lead a horse to G#mwaterE  
But there's Bnothing anybody can F#do
Rivers run dG#mry
[Solo]
C#mAah  ABhh  C#mAhh  BAhh 
C#mAhh  G#mAhh  EAhh  F#Ahh
[Bridge]
G#mOh, I remember when the rivers ran F#high
  E(F#)   G#m         F#  
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side
[Chorus]
Everybody Eknows the pF#romise of the BrivBbmer
Everybody G#mgoes with the fire in their F#eyes
Everybody Eknows you can F#lead a horse to G#mwaterE  
But there's Bnothing anybody can F#do
Oh, G#mthere's nothing anybody can Edo
There's nBothing anybody can F#do
                      G#m(F#)  E  
When the rivers run dry
When the rivers run dry
[Outro]
e|------4-6-7-6-4|-G#m-4-----4|-F#-2-----2|-E0-----0|-F#2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

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River Runs Dry

by Bon Jovi

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G#m

C#m

Bbm

River Runs Dry - Bon Jovi

[Intro]

G#m F# E F#

e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|

B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|

G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----| x2

D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|

A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

[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

Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly

[Chorus]

E F# B Bbm

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]

G#m F# E F#

e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|

B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|

G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|

D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|

A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

[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

Sometimes you gotta pay

[Chorus]

E F# B Bbm

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 Bbm

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

[Outro]

G#m F# E F#

e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|

B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|

G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|

D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|

A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

About River Runs Dry Chords by Bon Jovi

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