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River
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Capo on fret 4
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
He's coming home with his neck
Scratched to catch flack
Sweat jackets and dress slacks,
Mismatch,
On his breast jackets is sex addict
And she just wants to exact revenge
And get back
It's a chess match,
She's on his back like a jetpack
She's kept track of all
His internet chats
And guess who just so happens
To be moving on to the next?
Actually, just shit on my last
Chick and she has what my ex lacks
'Cause she loves danger,
Psychopath
And you don't fuck with no
Man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan
To stab him in the back
Knife in hand, says the
Relationship's hanging by a strand
So she's been on the web lately
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy,
To spite her man
And I know she's using me to try to
Play him, I don't care
Hi Suzanne, but I shoulda' said
"Bye Suzanne" after the first night
But tonight I am
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
One night stand turned
Into night stayin'
It was cold, some lights gram,
Y'all be hung tight and
He found out,
Now she feels deserted and used
'Cause he left, so what?
He did it first to her too
Now how am I supposed to tell
This girl that we're through?
It's hard to find the words,
I'm aloof, nervous and suited
When it's too hurt
But what you deserve is the truth
Don't take it personal, I just
Can't say this in person to you
So I revert to the studio
Like Hole In The Wall diners
Don't have to be reserved
In a booth
I just feel like the person
Who I'm turnin' into is
Irreversible, I prayed on you
Like it's church at the pew
And now that I got
You I don't want you
Took advantage of
My thirst to pursue
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Get on my soapbox and preach,
My sermon in speech
Detergent and bleach is burned
In the womb
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world,
Shoulda' knew
To use protection 'fore I bit
Into your forbidden fruit - Fuck!
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
Denver (ooh), river run
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
River (ooh),
We'll let the river run
Always the bridesmaid,
Never “The bride, hey!”
Fuck can I say,
If life was a highway
The seat was an enclave,
I'll be swerving in five lanes
Speeds at a high rate,
Like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
That's why I may have
Came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight,
What I made you terminate, my baby
This love triangle left us in a
Wreck, tangled
What else can I say?
It was fun for a while
Bet I really woulda
Loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort,
But fuck it
What's one more lie,
To tell an unborn child
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
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River
by Eminem and Ed Sheeran
Capo on fret 4
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
He's coming home with his neck
Scratched to catch flack
Sweat jackets and dress slacks,
Mismatch,
On his breast jackets is sex addict
And she just wants to exact revenge
And get back
It's a chess match,
She's on his back like a jetpack
She's kept track of all
His internet chats
And guess who just so happens
To be moving on to the next?
Actually, just shit on my last
Chick and she has what my ex lacks
'Cause she loves danger,
Psychopath
And you don't fuck with no
Man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan
To stab him in the back
Knife in hand, says the
Relationship's hanging by a strand
So she's been on the web lately
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy,
To spite her man
And I know she's using me to try to
Play him, I don't care
Hi Suzanne, but I shoulda' said
"Bye Suzanne" after the first night
But tonight I am
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
One night stand turned
Into night stayin'
It was cold, some lights gram,
Y'all be hung tight and
He found out,
Now she feels deserted and used
'Cause he left, so what?
He did it first to her too
Now how am I supposed to tell
This girl that we're through?
It's hard to find the words,
I'm aloof, nervous and suited
When it's too hurt
But what you deserve is the truth
Don't take it personal, I just
Can't say this in person to you
So I revert to the studio
Like Hole In The Wall diners
Don't have to be reserved
In a booth
I just feel like the person
Who I'm turnin' into is
Irreversible, I prayed on you
Like it's church at the pew
And now that I got
You I don't want you
Took advantage of
My thirst to pursue
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Get on my soapbox and preach,
My sermon in speech
Detergent and bleach is burned
In the womb
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world,
Shoulda' knew
To use protection 'fore I bit
Into your forbidden fruit - Fuck!
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
Denver (ooh), river run
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
River (ooh),
We'll let the river run
Always the bridesmaid,
Never “The bride, hey!”
Fuck can I say,
If life was a highway
The seat was an enclave,
I'll be swerving in five lanes
Speeds at a high rate,
Like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
That's why I may have
Came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight,
What I made you terminate, my baby
This love triangle left us in a
Wreck, tangled
What else can I say?
It was fun for a while
Bet I really woulda
Loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort,
But fuck it
What's one more lie,
To tell an unborn child
I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water,
Feel it washin' over me
A little one,
I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are
Falling like the rain
So let the river run
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