Intro
[C] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G]
[C] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G]
[C] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G] [Am] [D9] [G] [F] [F]
Verse 1
[C]It's three miles to the river [F]that would carry me away,
[Dm7]And two miles to the
dusty street [G]that I saw you on today,
[C]It's four miles to my lonely
room [F]where I'm gonna hide my face,
[Dm7]And about half a mile to the
downtown bar [G]that I ran from in disgrace
[Am]Lord how long have I got to keep on running?
[D9]Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
[G]All I know is since you've been gone,
[F]Feel like I'm drowning in a river
Drowning in a river of [C]tears
Drowning [F]in a river
[Dm7]Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a [G]river
Instrumental
[C] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G]
Verse 2
[C]In three more days, I leave this
town, [F]in disappear without a trace,
[Dm7]A year from now maybe settle
down, [G]where no one knows my face,
[C]I wish that I could hold you [F]
one more time to ease the pain,
[Dm7]But my times run out and I got
to go, [G]got to run away again
[Am]Still I catch myself thinking
[D9]One day I'll find my way back here
[G]And you'll save me from drowning,
[F]Drowning in a river
[F]Drowning in a river of [C]tears
Drowning in a [F]river
Feel like I'm [Dm7]drowning, drowning in a [Gsus4]river
[G]Lord how long must it go on?
Outro
[G] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G]
[C] [F] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G]
[Am] [D9] [G]
[F]Drowning in a river
Drowning in a river of [C]tears