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Thirsty Man

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[intro]
Dm
[verse]
DmI've been driving all night
DmOn a road to nowhere
DmWith the devils convoy, black smoke upon my tracks
DmGirl, I hardly knew you
DmBut I could never fool you
DmYou was always sitting still
DmWhile the world raced to its grave
[chorus]
DmWhen the morning breaks
DmI've been driving wide awake
DmCause I've been running so long
DmCan't recall what it means to stay
Cause I let you Fslip away like Gwater right through my Dmhands
Oh baby, your Flove's like rain in a Gdesert to a thirsty Dmman
DmThirsty man
[verse]
DmYou know I've seen the mountains
DmAnd the flatlands too
DmI've seen all these city streets
DmBut I still go out searching for you
DmNow in the captain's chamber
DmThere's a ball and chain
DmYou can run for a million miles but you'll never outrun your name
[chorus]
DmWhen the morning breaks
DmI've been driving wide awake
DmCause I've been running so long
DmI can't recall what it means to stay
DmAnd all the children sing
DmAnd all the old men sing
DmIt's better to love and lose
DmThan to gain a world on a string
Cause I let you Fslip away
Like Gwater right through my Dmhands
Oh baby, your Flove's like rain in a Gdesert to a thirsty Dmman
DmYeah, thirsty man
[solo]
Dm
[chorus]
DmWhen the morning breaks
DmI've been driving wide awake
DmCause I've been running so long
DmCan't recall what it means to stay
Cause I let you Fslip away like Gwater right through my Dmhands
Oh honey, your Flove's like rain in a Gdesert to a thirsty Dmman
DmYeah, thirsty man
[outro]
Dm

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Thirsty Man

by Blitzen Trapper

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[intro]

[verse]

I've been driving all night

On a road to nowhere

With the devils convoy, black smoke upon my tracks

Girl, I hardly knew you

But I could never fool you

You was always sitting still

While the world raced to its grave

[chorus]

When the morning breaks

I've been driving wide awake

Cause I've been running so long

Can't recall what it means to stay

F G Dm

Cause I let you slip away like water right through my hands

F G Dm

Oh baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man

Thirsty man

[verse]

You know I've seen the mountains

And the flatlands too

I've seen all these city streets

But I still go out searching for you

Now in the captain's chamber

There's a ball and chain

You can run for a million miles but you'll never outrun your name

[chorus]

When the morning breaks

I've been driving wide awake

Cause I've been running so long

I can't recall what it means to stay

And all the children sing

And all the old men sing

It's better to love and lose

Than to gain a world on a string

Cause I let you slip away

G Dm

Like water right through my hands

F G Dm

Oh baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man

Yeah, thirsty man

[solo]

[chorus]

When the morning breaks

I've been driving wide awake

Cause I've been running so long

Can't recall what it means to stay

F G Dm

Cause I let you slip away like water right through my hands

F G Dm

Oh honey, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man

Yeah, thirsty man

[outro]

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