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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
Verse 1:
It's Can inorganic rehash
of a process so proFfound
It's a Cthousand freshly
sharpened stakes dug
deep into the Fground
It's the Fheads of all
dissenters and the Gdistant
plume of sAmmoke FAnd I
hope those Gfuckers CchokeG  C  
Verse 2:
Did you Chear the dead
decaying circus Glumbering
aFhead Did you Csee the
starving elephants or
did you Gturn away insFtead
Man FI'm so high and
lonesome at the Gbottom
of the Amhill  AmNever thought
I'd Flose it but it's
Glooking like I Cwill
Chorus 1:
So Cget out get out get out
the ropes get out the sGtones
and let's get Flow CGet out
get out get out the way
I'm drowGning this mortal Fsoul
AmTake me down to the Griver take
me to Cwhere all the poisons
Fgo GAnd let's ride that
fucker Fhome woGah woCahG  C  
Verse 3:
  CSeason seven of the worst
show Gthat I've ever Fseen
SCtarts around eleven and
it's sGtars all weary Fme
Cuz AmI don't try to shake
shit up and FI don't
bitch or give a fuck
AmI'm just on the train
that's stuck in Fseveral
         F(hold)
thousand different ruts Well
Verse 4:
  CIt's the part where
everybody's Amdrinking
Gjust to Fdie CAnd the point
where everyone's got
Ambloodshot Gblackened Feyes
CHere's the fucking
spoiler AmeveryGbody Fdies
  GYou fuck it hard
all goddamn night
You're Fgoddamn right
you're Ggoddamn right
Chorus 2:
So Cget out get out get out
the ropes get out the sGtones
and let's get Flow CGet out
get out get out the way
I'm drowGning this mortal Fsoul
AmTake me down to the Griver take
me to Cwhere all the poisons
Fgo GAnd let's ride that
fucker Fhome woGah
Guitar Solo: C--G-F- x2
Bridge:
Oh Ambaby if I'm dying can
I have another Fround
  AmI know but I want one
even if GI don't Cneed it Fnow
I'm Amdying high and lonesome
at the Gending of my Fdays
Chorus 1:
So Cget out get out get out
the ropes get out the sGtones
and let's get Flow CGet out
get out get out the way
I'm drowGning this mortal Fsoul
AmTake me down to the Griver take
me to Cwhere all the poisons
Fgo  G   FAnd let's Gride that
          C   G   F   C   G   F   C   G   F   C   G   F  C(hold)
fucker home

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Acheron River

by The Lawrence Arms

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

Verse 1:

It's an inorganic rehash

of a process so profound

It's a thousand freshly

sharpened stakes dug

deep into the ground

It's the heads of all

dissenters and the distant

Am F

plume of smoke And I

G C G C

hope those fuckers choke

Verse 2:

Did you hear the dead

decaying circus lumbering

F C

ahead Did you see the

starving elephants or

G F

did you turn away instead

Man I'm so high and

lonesome at the bottom

Am Am

of the hill Never thought

I'd lose it but it's

G C

looking like I will

Chorus 1:

So get out get out get out

the ropes get out the stones

F C

and let's get low Get out

get out get out the way

G F

I'm drowning this mortal soul

Am G

Take me down to the river take

me to where all the poisons

F G

go And let's ride that

F G C G C

fucker home woah woah

Verse 3:

Season seven of the worst

G F

show that I've ever seen

Starts around eleven and

G F

it's stars all weary me

Cuz I don't try to shake

shit up and I don't

bitch or give a fuck

I'm just on the train

that's stuck in several

(hold)

thousand different ruts Well

Verse 4:

It's the part where

everybody's drinking

G F C

just to die And the point

where everyone's got

Am G F

bloodshot blackened eyes

Here's the fucking

Am G F

spoiler everybody dies

You fuck it hard

all goddamn night

You're goddamn right

you're goddamn right

Chorus 2:

So get out get out get out

the ropes get out the stones

F C

and let's get low Get out

get out get out the way

G F

I'm drowning this mortal soul

Am G

Take me down to the river take

me to where all the poisons

F G

go And let's ride that

F G

fucker home woah

C G F

Guitar Solo: ---- x2

Bridge:

Oh baby if I'm dying can

I have another round

I know but I want one

G C F

even if I don't need it now

I'm dying high and lonesome

G F

at the ending of my days

Chorus 1:

So get out get out get out

the ropes get out the stones

F C

and let's get low Get out

get out get out the way

G F

I'm drowning this mortal soul

Am G

Take me down to the river take

me to where all the poisons

F G F G

go And let's ride that

C G F C G F C G F C G F C

(hold)

fucker home

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