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G Bm G Bm Am C G Am G
GMy girl is Bmgone with the wind
and I am blGown in million Bmpieces
Amso tired of Clove and playing Fgames
infected by my Dhate
GSays John and Bmlooks at himself
in his Glate great grandma's mBmirror
Amleft hand is so Cvery heavy from the Fweight
of Smith and from DWesson
Bmhush Johnny,
Jesus' gonna come here
find your ass
long before the police gets you
Amwind will keep blowing
Cman will keep moaning
Fdead river keep on floating
and Dfloating and floating forGeverBm  
forever Amand everC  
please belGieve meAm  G  
GSo Johnny sBmays to himself
have you Greally thought this Bmover?
Ammy god, my iCmpulse tells me Fso
so I guess I Dhave.
GBut when she Bmfinds that you're gone
And your Grevenge has been acBmcomplished
Amyou'll burn in Chell in all eterniFty
so really what's the Dpoint
Bmbut maybe
Jesus' gonna save
everyone will know
that I did the right thing
AmPreachers keep on knowing
Csun will keep on glowing
Fdead river keep on floating
and fDloating and floating forGeverBm  
forever and GeverBm  
forever and AmeverC  
please beGlieve meAm  G  
I'm so Bmsorry that I left you
I'm Emsorry that I let you Fgo
EmSorry but I have to knFow
If it's true what they say
that in the end the only
thing eternal is the death
and the death is forever and
GeverBm  
forever and GeverBm  
forever and AmeverC  
please beGlieve meAm  G  

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Dead River

by Mando Diao

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G Bm G Bm Am C G Am G

G Bm

My girl is gone with the wind

G Bm

and I am blown in million pieces

Am C F

so tired of love and playing games

infected by my hate

G Bm

Says John and looks at himself

G Bm

in his late great grandma's mirror

Am C F

left hand is so very heavy from the weight

of Smith and from Wesson

hush Johnny,

Jesus' gonna come here

find your ass

long before the police gets you

wind will keep blowing

man will keep moaning

dead river keep on floating

D G Bm

and floating and floating forever

Am C

forever and ever

G Am G

please believe me

G Bm

So Johnny says to himself

G Bm

have you really thought this over?

Am C F

my god, my impulse tells me so

so I guess I have.

G Bm

But when she finds that you're gone

G Bm

And your revenge has been accomplished

Am C F

you'll burn in hell in all eternity

so really what's the point

but maybe

Jesus' gonna save

everyone will know

that I did the right thing

Preachers keep on knowing

sun will keep on glowing

dead river keep on floating

D G Bm

and floating and floating forever

G Bm

forever and ever

Am C

forever and ever

G Am G

please believe me

I'm so sorry that I left you

Em F

I'm sorry that I let you go

Em F

Sorry but I have to know

If it's true what they say

that in the end the only

thing eternal is the death

and the death is forever and

G Bm

ever

G Bm

forever and ever

Am C

forever and ever

G Am G

please believe me

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