All Roads To The River chords by Kathy Mattea

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Friends,
I could count on,
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I  could count on one hand
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With a leftover finger or two
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I took them for granted
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let them all slip away now where they are
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I wish I knew
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They roll by just like water
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And I guess we never learn
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Go through life parched and empty
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Standing knee deep in a river
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and  die in a thirst
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Sometimes I remember
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the sweethearts I've known
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Some I've forgotten I suppose
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One or two will still linger
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Oh, and I wonder now
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why I ever let them go
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They roll by just like water
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And I guess we never learn
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Go through life parched
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and empty,
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standing knee deep in a river,
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and dying a third.
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So the sidewalk is crowded,
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the city goes by
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And I rush through another day
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And   a world full of strangers
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turn their eyes to me
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But I just look the other way
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They roll by  just like water
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And I guess we never learn
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Go  through life watched
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and empty
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Standing knee deep in a river
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And   dying and thirst
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They roll by just like water
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And I guess we never learn
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Go  through life parched
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and empty
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Standing me  deep in a river
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And   dying of thirst you