River Of Sin chords by The Wood Brothers

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the water comes down from the higher ground
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and it's carryin' the sin of man
   C
we can't help but get thirsty
                           F
down here where the river is damned
F
they say good things happen up river
F                      Am      Bb
the river it can wash a man clean
          C
but down here the water's just dirty
                                                F
you can try but it's hard to get up from down stream

        Bb
but I'll try again
F
I'll paddle up this river of sin
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i'll send up a broken amen
C            A7                Dm          Bb
i'll swallow some pride but i won't be denied
C               F
'cause i'll try again and again

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If i had a boat for this river
F                      Am      Bb
i'd find out just what it all means
C
i'd go see all those used to be heathens
              F
come up from the water washed clean

F
and i'd wash my own sins in that river
F                      Am      Bb
but i wonder how much more it can bear
C
it must be so full of misdoing and shame
       F
i can't see the bottom from here

        Bb
but I'll try again
F
I'll paddle up this river of sin
Bb              F
i'll send up a broken amen
C            A7                Dm          Bb
i'll swallow some pride but i won't be denied
C               F
'cause i'll try again and again