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intro:   D   Bm7   C(x4)
DNow you Bm7know, Cnow you know
DNow you kBm7now the reason whCy
DThe rain clouds Bm7grow, Cthe skies are low
DAnd the rBm7iver's getting hiCgh
DGoing down, going down
Going down in the iAcy wateDr
Going down, going down
Going down in the Aicy wateDr
OGh the riDver rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the river Drose tonigAhtG  D  
GOh the riveDr rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the riveDr rose tonigAhtG  D  
Now Dwe goBm7, now Cwe go
DNow we Bm7go to higher grCound
DBring the kBm7ids, bring your cClothes
DBring yoursBm7elf before you dCrown
DGoing down, going down
Going down in the iAcy waterD  
Going down, going down
Going down in the Aicy wateDr
OGh the riDver rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the river Drose tonigAhtG  D  
GOh the riveDr rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the riveDr rose tonigAhtG  D  
DNow the Bm7sky is Cclear of clouds
DAnd the wBm7ater pulls awCay
DSo we Bm7go, Cso we go
DBack to the rBm7iver anywCay
DGoing down, going down
Going down in the iAcy wateDr
Going down, going down
Going down in the Aicy wateDr
OGh the riDver rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the river Drose tonigAhtG  D  
GOh the riveDr rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the riveDr rose tonigAhtG  D  
OGh the riDver rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the river Drose tonigAhtG  D  
GOh the riveDr rose, the sGun came up and the sDky was melting
GOh the riveDr rose tonigAhtG  D  G  

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River Rose

by Meat Puppets

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Bm7

D Bm7 C

intro: (x4)

D Bm7 C

Now you know, now you know

D Bm7 C

Now you know the reason why

D Bm7 C

The rain clouds grow, the skies are low

D Bm7 C

And the river's getting high

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

D Bm7 C

Now we go, now we go

D Bm7 C

Now we go to higher ground

D Bm7 C

Bring the kids, bring your clothes

D Bm7 C

Bring yourself before you drown

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

D Bm7 C

Now the sky is clear of clouds

D Bm7 C

And the water pulls away

D Bm7 C

So we go, so we go

D Bm7 C

Back to the river anyway

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

Going down, going down

A D

Going down in the icy water

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D

Oh the river rose tonight

G D G D

Oh the river rose, the sun came up and the sky was melting

G D A G D G

Oh the river rose tonight

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