0[Intro Chorus]

            G#m0                  B1      E2
1I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat

    F#3    G#m4                  B5       E6
2All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me

     F#7         G#m8                         B9         E10
3Well little one, I don't want to admit to something

                           F#11    G#m12                  B13             E14
4If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain

           F#15
5So let the river run

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7

8[Verse 1]

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9   He's coming home with his neck scratched to catch flack

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10   Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch

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11On his breast jacket is a sex addict and she just wants to

E22                 C#523       F#24
12Exact revenge and get back

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         G#m25                                   B26
14It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack

      E27                                        F#28
15She's kept track of all his internet chats and guess who just

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16Happens to be moving on to the next actually

     E31                             C#532           F#33
17Just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks

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19  'Cause she loves danger, psychopath

E36                                              F#37
20   And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that

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21   But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back

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22Knife in hand, says the relationship's hanging by a strand

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24   So she's been on the web lately

     E45                                 F#46
25Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man

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26   And I know she's using me to try to play him

E49
27I don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda' said "bye Suzanne"

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29After the first night, but tonight I am

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31

32[Chorus 1]

            G#m50                  B51      E52
33I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat

    F#53    G#m54                  B55       E56            C#557
34All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me

               G#m58                         B59         E60
35Well little one, I don't want to admit to something

                           F#61    G#m62                 B63        E64
36If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain

C#565
37   So let the river run

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39

40[Verse 2]

G#m66                                             B67
41One night stand turned into two night stayin', it was cold

    E68                                        F#69
42And some might scram, y'all we hug tight and

         G#m70                                   B71
43He found out, now she feels deserted and used

            E72                      C#573               F#74
44'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too

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    G#m75                                                      B76
46Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?

     E77                                              F#78
47It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and suited

          G#m79
48When it's too hurtful but what you deserve is the truth

       B80           E81                             C#582            F#83
49Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you

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G#m84                                     B85           E86
51   So I revert to the studio like Hole In The Wall diners

                                     F#87
52Don't have to be reserved in a booth

  G#m88                                               B89
53I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's

     E90                                  C#591                F#92
54Irreversible, I prayed on you like it's church at the pew

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               G#m93
56And now that I got you I don't want you

               B94               E95
57Took advantage of my thirst to pursue

                                 F#96
58Why do I do this dirt that I do?

           G#m97                                      B98
59Get off my soapbox and preach, my sermon in speech

          E99
60Detergent and bleach is burned in the womb

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62'Cause now with her in the womb

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64We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew

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66To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit

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68

69[Chorus 2]

                    G#m100                  B101      E102
70I've been (fuck!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat

    F#103    G#m104                  B105       E106            C#5107
71All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me

               G#m108                         B109         E110
72Well little one, I don't want to admit to something

                           F#111    G#m112                 B113        E114
73If all it's gonna cause is pain,   truth in my lies now are falling like the rain

C#5115
74   So let the river run

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76

77[Bridge]

G#m116                 B117                 E118
78My name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), never run

     G#m119               B120               E121
79Just call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)

80N.C.

81We'll let the river run

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83

84[Verse 3]

E122
85   Always the bride's maid, never the bride, hey

F#5123
86   Fuck can I say, if life was a highway

E124
87   The sequel’s an enclave, I’ll be swerving in five lanes

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88   Speeds at a high rate like I'm sliding on ice maybe

E127
89   That's why I'm made, that came at you sideways

F#5128
90   I can't keep my lies straight

91

         D#m129
92What I made you terminate my baby

              D#m130
93This love triangle left us in a wreck tangled

                E131
94What else can I say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile

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96Didn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell an unborn child?

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98

99[Chorus 3]

            G#m132                  B133      E134
100I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat

    F#135    G#m136                  B137       E138
101All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me

     F#139         G#m140                                     B141         E142
102Well little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)

                           F#143    G#m144                     B145        E146
103If all it's gonna cause is pain,   the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain

           F#147
104So let the river run (river run, river run, river run)

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