Riverside chords by Steve Wynn

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Leaning over shaky ground
and daring it to bring me down
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Dancing on the edge of darkness
Wondering if I'll ever drown
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When they tip the house of cards I'll
do my best to act surprised
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Standing by the riverside
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Waiting for the tide to rise
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Watchin' all the ships go by
With fire risin' from the deck
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Scavengers  leave empty -handed
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Nothin' left aboard the wreck
The promise of the gold was just
the devil in disguise
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Standing on the riverside,
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waiting for the tide to rise
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The revolution did not
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go as planned
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You're in my time and I'm
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finished by the hands of man
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So much magic is de
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lighted in this busy man
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I wonder why it takes so
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long to roll the dice
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
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yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Juggler and a joker
Preacher and a petty thief
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Walked into a  bar where they were look
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ing for some sweet relief
Said the preacher to the thief,
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with all the same in his eyes
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Standing by the riverside and waiting for
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the tide to rise
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The revolution did not go to plan
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Drowning my pride when I'm
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finished by the hands of man
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Ashes of red and shadow
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hanging against the stars
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I wonder why it took so long
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to get this far, yeah
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It took so long to get this far, yeah
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It took so long to get this far