[Chorus (1)]
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G#m
I've been a liar, been a thief
B E
Been a lover, been a cheat
B G#m B E
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
F# G#m B
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something
E B
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G#m B E
Truth and my lies right now are falling like the rain
F#
So let the river run
[Verse 1]
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G#m B
He's comin' home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
E F#
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
G#m
On his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict
B E C#m
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
G#m B
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
E
She's kept track of all his Internet chats
F# G#m
And guess who just happens to be movin' on to the next
B E C#m D#m
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
G#m B
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
E F#
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
G#m B
But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
E C#m
Knife in hand, says their relationship's hangin' by a strand
G#m B
So she's been on the web lately
E F#
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
G#m B
And I know she's using me to try to play him,
[Pre-Chorus (1)]
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E
I don't care Hi Suzanne, but I shoulda said "Bye Suzanne"
After the first night, but tonight I am
[Chorus (2)]
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G#m
I've been a liar, been a thief
B E
Been a lover, been a cheat
F# G#m B E C#m
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
G#m B
Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something
E F#
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G#m B E C#m
Truth and my lies right now are falling like the rain
So let the river run
[Verse 2]
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G#m
A onenight stand turned a twonight stand
B E F#
It was "come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight, and...
G#m B E
He found out, now she feels deserted and used 'Cause he left, so what?
C#m
He did it first to her too
G#m B
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
E
It's hard to find the words,
F# G#m
I'm aloof, nervous, and Sue Don't want this to hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
B E C#m D#m
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
G#m B E
So I revert to the studio, like holeinthewall diners Don't have to be reserved in
a booth
F#
G#m B
I just feel like the person who I'm turning into's
E C#m
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
G#m
And now that I got you I don't want you
B E F#
Took advantage in my thirst to pursue Why do I do this dirt that I do?
G#m B
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
[Pre-Chorus (2)]
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E
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
'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!
[Interlude]
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G#m B E
My name's, my name's River, river run
G#m B E
Call me, call me, River
We'll let the river run
[Verse 3]
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E
Always the bridesmaid, never "The bride, hey!"
F#
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
E
And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
G#m F# E
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm slidin' on ice, maybe
That's why I may have came at you sideways
F#
I can't keep my lies straight
G#m
But I made you terminate my baby
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
[Pre-Chorus (3)]
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E
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 our unborn child?
