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[Intro] 
C   Em   F   G   C   Em   F   G
[Verse]
CFriends I could Emcount on   FI could count on one Chand,
with a leftover Ffinger or GtwoF,G  
CI took 'em for Emgranted, Flet 'em all slip awCay,
FNow where they Gare I wish I CknewF,
[Chorus]
GThey roll Cby,  Emjust like FwaterC  
Fand I Gguess we never ClearnF  G  
Go through ClifeEm, parched and Fempty
standin' Cknee deep in a FriverG  
and dyin' of CthirstEm  F  G  
CSometimes I reEmmemberF, sweethearts I've Cknown,
Some I've forFgotten I supGposeF,G  
COne or two still EmlingerF, oh and I wonder Cnow,
Fwhy I Gever let them CgoF,
[Chorus]
GThey roll Cby,  Emjust like FwaterC,
Fand I Gguess we never Clearn,F  G  
Go through ClifeEm, parched and Fempty,
standin' Cknee deep in a FriverG,
and dyin' of Cthirst,Em  F  G  C  Em  F  
           > up 1/2 step              
[Verse]
C#So the sidewalk is FmcrowdedF#, the city goeC#s by,
and I rush F#through another G#day,F#  G#  
C#and a world full of FmstrangersF#, turn their eyes tC#o me,
F#but I just G#look the other C#way,F#  
[Chorus]       
G#They roll C#by    Fmjust like F#water,C#  
F#and I G#guess we never C#learnF#,G#  
Go through C#lifeFm,  parched and F#empty,
standin' C#knee deep in a F#river,
G#and dyin' of C#thirst,F#  
G#They roll C#by    Fmjust like F#water,C#  
F#and I G#guess we never C#learnF#,G#  
Go through C#lifeFm,  parched and F#empty,
standin' C#knee deep in a F#river,
G#and dyin' of C#thirst,Fm  F#  G#  C#  

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Standing Knee Deep In A River

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C Em F G C Em F G

[Verse]

C Em F C

Friends I could count on I could count on one hand,

F G F G

with a leftover finger or two,

C Em F C

I took 'em for granted, let 'em all slip away,

F G C F

Now where they are I wish I knew,

[Chorus]

G C Em F C

They roll by, just like water

F G C F G

and I guess we never learn

C Em F

Go through life, parched and empty

C F G

standin' knee deep in a river

C Em F G

and dyin' of thirst

C Em F C

Sometimes I remember, sweethearts I've known,

F G F G

Some I've forgotten I suppose,

C Em F C

One or two still linger, oh and I wonder now,

F G C F

why I ever let them go,

[Chorus]

G C Em F C

They roll by, just like water,

F G C F G

and I guess we never learn,

C Em F

Go through life, parched and empty,

C F G

standin' knee deep in a river,

C Em F G C Em F

and dyin' of thirst,

> up 1/2 step

[Verse]

C# Fm F# C#

So the sidewalk is crowded, the city goes by,

F# G# F# G#

and I rush through another day,

C# Fm F# C#

and a world full of strangers, turn their eyes to me,

F# G# C# F#

but I just look the other way,

[Chorus]

G# C# Fm F# C#

They roll by just like water,

F# G# C# F# G#

and I guess we never learn,

C# Fm F#

Go through life, parched and empty,

C# F#

standin' knee deep in a river,

G# C# F#

and dyin' of thirst,

G# C# Fm F# C#

They roll by just like water,

F# G# C# F# G#

and I guess we never learn,

C# Fm F#

Go through life, parched and empty,

C# F#

standin' knee deep in a river,

G# C# Fm F# G# C#

and dyin' of thirst,

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