River Of Tears chords by Madeleine Peyroux
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Stop all this talk,
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turn off the telephone
Open up another bottle,
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send those people home
Let it get real quiet,
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turn that lamp way down low
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I'm gonna float down
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this river of tears
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Verse 2
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I remember how we spoke
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on the days he was dry
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Even now that he's gone he can
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make a woman cry
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But he saw through me
deaf dumb and blind
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He knew his way down this river
of tears
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Verse 3
"Dashed hopes and best
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intentions" people say
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He could sit and drink the way
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a monk could pray
So grab that silver flask,
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pour yourself another glass and
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Watch me rage down this
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river of tears
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Verse 4
Turn out the stars now,
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darken every one
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Watch the clouds cover that
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big yellow moon
Close the blinds,
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mute the sun
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There's nowhere left to run
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Interlude 1
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Bm
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Verse 5
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Turn out the stars now,
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darken every one
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Watch the clouds cover that
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big yellow moon
Close the blinds,
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mute the sun
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There ain't nowhere left to run
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There ain't nowhere left to run
Verse 6
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Picked up that old decanter
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That he used to drink from
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Turned on his stereo
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Just to hear it hum
Daddy, I'm gonna wrap myself in blanket
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s and listen to you sing
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And I'm goin' to flow down this river of tears
Outro 1
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River Of Tears
Madeleine Peyroux
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