Chorus:
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
GC/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/AEm
All my sins need holy water
GC/G
Feel it washin' over me
D/AEmGC/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/AEm
If all it's gonna cause is pain
GC/G
Truth in my lies right now are fallin' like the rain
D/A
So let the river run
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Verse 1:
EmG
He's comin' home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
C/GD/A
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch
Em
On his breath's Jack is a sex addict
GC/GA5D/F#
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
EmG
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
C/G
She's kept track of all his Internet chats
D/AEm
And guess who just happens to be movin' on to the next?
GC/GA5D/F#
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
EmGC/G
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
D/AEm
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan
GC/G
To stab him in the back, knife in hand
A5D/F#Em
Says the relationship's hangin' by a strand
G
So she's been on the web lately
C/GD/AEm
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
G
And I know she's usin' me to try to play him
C/G
I don't care, hi Susanne, but I shoulda said bye Susanne
After the first night, but tonight I am
Chorus:
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
GC/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/AEm
All my sins need holy water
GC/GA5
Feel it washin' over me
EmGC/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/AEm
If all it's gonna cause is pain
GC/GA5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
So let the river run
Verse 2:
Em
One-night stand, turned into night stayin'
GC/GD/A
He was callin' so might scram, now we hug tight and
EmG
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
C/GA5D/F#
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too
EmG
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
C/GD/A
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, ensued
Em
And witnessed you hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
GC/GA5D/F#
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
EmGC/G
So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
D/A
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
EmG
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
C/GA5D/F#
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
Em
And now that I got you I don't want you
GC/G
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
D/A
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
EmG
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
C/G
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
N.C.
'Cause now with her in the womb
N.C.
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
N.C.
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
Fuck!
Chorus:
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
GC/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/AEm
All my sins need holy water
GC/GA5
Feel it washin' over me
EmGC/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/AEm
If all it's gonna cause is pain
GC/GA5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
So let the river run
Bridge:
EmG
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
C/G
Denver (ooh), river run
EmG
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
C/G
River (ooh), we'll let the river run
Verse 3:
C/GD
Always the bridesmaid, never â??The bride, hey!
C/G
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
C/G
The seat was an enclave, I'd be swervin' in five lanes
DC/G
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
D
That's why I may have came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight
C/G
What I made you terminate, my baby
D
This love triangle, left us in a wreck, tangled
C/G
What else can I say? It was fun for a while
N.C.
Bet I really woulda loved your smile
N.C.
Didn't really wanna abort, but fuck it
N.C
What's one more lie, to tell an unborn child?
Chorus:
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
GC/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/AEm
All my sins need holy water
GC/GA5
Feel it washin' over me
EmGC/G
Well, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/AEm
If all it's gonna cause is pain
GC/G
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
D/A
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