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Piss River

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[CHORDS]
C6:  x3x2xx
[Main riff]  (Played throughout the verses and outro)
Eb |-C6------C0----C6-----C0----|--C6-----C0----C6-------C0----|
Bb |-------1---------1----|-------1-----------1----|
Gb |--2----0----2----0----|--2----0----0h2----0----|
Db |----------------------|------------------------|
Ab |--3-------------------|------------------------|
Eb |----------------------|------------------------|    &c.
[Intro]
  C6    C    C6     Cx4
[Verse 1] 
C6I saw you Ccoming so C6I got to Crunning like C6hell
I could Ctell that C6you played for Ckeeps
Now I C6live on a Cboat that C6sits on a Cmoat
On C6top of piss Criver, C6outside your Ccastle
And C6when death comes 'Cround, we all C6sing, "Oh, what an Casshole"
He C6stirs quite the Cfuss and he C6cause quite the Chassle
C6We all buy black Csuits as our C6lives go on Cmute
And meet C6under the Cbelfry to C6cry and say Csorry
[Chorus]
And Coh my God
Mama, I'm Fscared
"I know you are, Ambaby
    BbI am scared, too"
[Break]
  C6    C    C6      Cx2
[Verse 2] 
Do you C6want to play Cchess C6inside my Cchest?
CYou move, I move, you choose, I choose
CAnd hoot, hoot, hoot, I beg like an owl
CAs I sit on my perch and I stare and I scowl
CI know I left you, but I cannot forget you
CNow I only know how to harm or upset you
CSee, I came for your love, but I stayed for your anger
CAnd you rocked me, mama, like a babe in a manger
[Chorus]
And Coh my God
Mama, I'm Fangry
"I know you are, Amdarling
   BbShe's angry, C6too"C  C6  C  
And Coh my God
Mama, at Fwho?F7  
"Oh, AmCarrie
   BbShe's angry at you"
[Break]
C6  C  C6  C
C6  C  C6  C
[Verse 3]
C6I tried to Cpray, but I didn't C6know what to Csay
CSo I just mumbled some names
CI said, "I hope they're okay," then "amen"
CThey were the names of my family and friends
COh, the planet's so lonely and the planet's so cold
CAnd if I'm so lucky, I'll die when I'm old
CI pray no disaster, no fire, no rain
CAnd I pray that no devil gets inside my brain
CAs the world does its twirl 'tween the moon and the sun
CCasting clock shadows beyond everyone
CAnd the hours devour us
CAs I stare out my window, as I ride this bus
CAnd man, it goes fast, and man, what a blur
CBut I'd ride it the same or just as it were
CIt's that feeling in my stomach when the light was low
CAnd I'd get warm in my chest when my heart would slow
CThat feeling in my head when that music played
CGet dizzy in my soul from the glad song they sang
CWhat a dream to have ever felt the air so warm
CWhat a dream to have even ever been born
[Chorus]
And Coh my GodF  
Oh, Ammama,    BbI love C6youC  C6  C  
And Coh my God
"Oh, Fbaby, oh, Amdarling
      BbI love you, too
[Outro]
    C6     C      C6     CAnd I C6know that you Cknow that I C6do"C  
C6   C   C6   C
C6   C   C6   C
C6I saw you CcomingC6  C  
So C6I got to runCningC6  C  
But next C6time, I'll stay CputC6  C  
   C6     C     C6     Cx3
End on C

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Piss River

by Kevin Morby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune 1/2 step down///chords relative to this

[CHORDS]

C6: x3x2xx

[Main riff] (Played throughout the verses and outro)

C6 C C6 C C6 C C6 C

Eb |-------0---------0----|-------0-----------0----|

Bb |-------1---------1----|-------1-----------1----|

Gb |--2----0----2----0----|--2----0----0h2----0----|

Db |----------------------|------------------------|

Ab |--3-------------------|------------------------|

Eb |----------------------|------------------------| &c.

[Intro]

C6 C C6 C

[Verse 1]

C6 C C6 C C6

I saw you coming so I got to running like hell

C C6 C

I could tell that you played for keeps

C6 C C6 C

Now I live on a boat that sits on a moat

C6 C C6 C

On top of piss river, outside your castle

C6 C C6 C

And when death comes 'round, we all sing, "Oh, what an asshole"

C6 C C6 C

He stirs quite the fuss and he cause quite the hassle

C6 C C6 C

We all buy black suits as our lives go on mute

C6 C C6 C

And meet under the belfry to cry and say sorry

[Chorus]

And oh my God

Mama, I'm scared

"I know you are, baby

I am scared, too"

[Break]

C6 C C6 C

[Verse 2]

C6 C C6 C

Do you want to play chess inside my chest?

You move, I move, you choose, I choose

And hoot, hoot, hoot, I beg like an owl

As I sit on my perch and I stare and I scowl

I know I left you, but I cannot forget you

Now I only know how to harm or upset you

See, I came for your love, but I stayed for your anger

And you rocked me, mama, like a babe in a manger

[Chorus]

And oh my God

Mama, I'm angry

"I know you are, darling

Bb C6 C C6 C

She's angry, too"

And oh my God

F F7

Mama, at who?

"Oh, Carrie

She's angry at you"

[Break]

C6 C C6 C

[Verse 3]

C6 C C6 C

I tried to pray, but I didn't know what to say

So I just mumbled some names

I said, "I hope they're okay," then "amen"

They were the names of my family and friends

Oh, the planet's so lonely and the planet's so cold

And if I'm so lucky, I'll die when I'm old

I pray no disaster, no fire, no rain

And I pray that no devil gets inside my brain

As the world does its twirl 'tween the moon and the sun

Casting clock shadows beyond everyone

And the hours devour us

As I stare out my window, as I ride this bus

And man, it goes fast, and man, what a blur

But I'd ride it the same or just as it were

It's that feeling in my stomach when the light was low

And I'd get warm in my chest when my heart would slow

That feeling in my head when that music played

Get dizzy in my soul from the glad song they sang

What a dream to have ever felt the air so warm

What a dream to have even ever been born

[Chorus]

C F

And oh my God

Am Bb C6 C C6 C

Oh, mama, I love you

And oh my God

F Am

"Oh, baby, oh, darling

I love you, too

[Outro]

C6 C C6 C C6 C C6 C

And I know that you know that I do"

C6 C C6 C

I saw you coming

C6 C C6 C

So I got to running

C6 C C6 C

But next time, I'll stay put

C6 C C6 C

End on C

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