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River Deep

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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From the album Longjohns, Boots, and A Belt
[Intro picking]
e|--Am--3-0-----0------------Em-----------------|
B|--------0h1---1-3-1-0-------3-1-0---3-1-0-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------0--------0-------|
[Intro]
  Am    Emx4
[Verse]
When yAmou're livin' in a town like this
It's eEmasy to sit back and just forget
That the woAmrld keeps on spinnin' round and rEmound
Round and roAmund, round and roEmund
[Chorus]
The beFast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bGite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you caCrry, you carry on dGown, on doDmwn, on dowCn
Down that river deAmep
[Interlude]
Em Am Em
[Verse]
When Amyou're sittin' in the city large
Just Emlaid back lazy starring to the stars
You're Amstill just laying right where you Emare,
Where you Amare, where you Emare
[Chorus]
The beFast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bGite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you caCrry, you carry on dGown, on doDmwn, on dowCn
Down that river deAmep
[Interlude]
Em Am Em
[Verse]
You're Amsittin' in a hole just a-wonderin' why
StagEmnation's singin' to you like a lullaby
But Am'til you move boy there you Emare
There you Amare, there you Emare
[Chorus]
The beFast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bGite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you caCrry, you carry on dGown, on doDmwn, on dowCn
Down that river deAmep
I barred the G and C.  Except the last C in the chorus. So, you know it has kind 
of a descending type deal going on.
I'm pretty sure that's how they do it on the album...

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River Deep

by The Devil Makes Three

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

From the album Longjohns, Boots, and A Belt

[Intro picking]

Am Em

e|----3-0-----0-----------------------------|

B|--------0h1---1-3-1-0-------3-1-0---3-1-0-|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|--0---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------0--------0-------|

[Intro]

Am Em

[Verse]

When you're livin' in a town like this

It's easy to sit back and just forget

Am Em

That the world keeps on spinnin' round and round

Am Em

Round and round, round and round

[Chorus]

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep

She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep

C G Dm C

And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down

Down that river deep

[Interlude]

Em Am Em

[Verse]

When you're sittin' in the city large

Just laid back lazy starring to the stars

Am Em

You're still just laying right where you are,

Am Em

Where you are, where you are

[Chorus]

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep

She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep

C G Dm C

And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down

Down that river deep

[Interlude]

Em Am Em

[Verse]

You're sittin' in a hole just a-wonderin' why

Stagnation's singin' to you like a lullaby

Am Em

But 'til you move boy there you are

Am Em

There you are, there you are

[Chorus]

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep

She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep

C G Dm C

And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down

Down that river deep

I barred the G and C. Except the last C in the chorus. So, you know it has kind

of a descending type deal going on.

I'm pretty sure that's how they do it on the album...

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