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River Phoenix

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Capo on Fret 2
Riff
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|-2----------2-2-2---------|
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|-0-3p0-3p0--0-0-0-3p0-3p0-|
Awake when the city sleeps
this hotel is dangerous
Poor tom's doing favours for sailors
these walls are paper thin
Dnext door there's a bakery
AI can go n' get coffe
Dbut it wouldn't hurt me
Dif only today, I mean only today
Dwent first for a bloody mary
Riff
AElectroshocks in the sun
Riff
you can fry an egg on the pavement
Ait might just be too hot for me
Dnever been to Paris
Abut what a great name to put on a girl
DAnd river phoenix
Riff
Dand river phoenix
what a great name to put on a boy
Riff
                 B   E(with Riff)
nobody owns the truth
A(and the stars are dreaming)
Bthe stars are dreaming
Anobody owns the truth
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AAnd great river phoenix
Riff
Verse:
Here it's only acoustic with the chords: E G A D A D G5
ETurtle Doves
Everybody's cool with the new Grules
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River Phoenix

by Morten Abel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo on Fret 2

Riff

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|-2----------2-2-2---------|

|-0-3p0-3p0--0-0-0-3p0-3p0-|

Awake when the city sleeps

this hotel is dangerous

Poor tom's doing favours for sailors

these walls are paper thin

next door there's a bakery

I can go n' get coffe

but it wouldn't hurt me

if only today, I mean only today

went first for a bloody mary

Riff

Electroshocks in the sun

Riff

you can fry an egg on the pavement

it might just be too hot for me

never been to Paris

but what a great name to put on a girl

And river phoenix

Riff

and river phoenix

what a great name to put on a boy

Riff

B E

(with Riff)

nobody owns the truth

(and the stars are dreaming)

the stars are dreaming

nobody owns the truth

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|-0-3-5-------|

And great river phoenix

Riff

Verse:

Here it's only acoustic with the chords: E G A D A D G5

Turtle Doves

Everybody's cool with the new rules

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