Artist: Dry The River
[INTRO]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] [Bb] - [Eb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
(on the third Eb you can slide up to F and then back to Ebmaj7)
[VERSE 1]
Like [Eb]faithful oxen [Gm]through the chalk,
With [Bb]dragging tails of [Gm]history walk.
[Eb]Soon confuse the [Gm]compass and the [Bb]cross. [Bb]
[Eb]Carefully and [Gm]cursively we [Bb]fill our traveling [Bb]diaries with [Eb]loss.[Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse 2: same as before
Ben[Eb]eath an angry [Gm]Bible flood,
Did [Bb]you and I first [Gm]learn to love.
[Eb]In my father's [Gm]car we came to [Bb]know. [Bb]
And s[Eb]hivered in our [Gm]painted clothes and [Bb]paired like every [Bb]animal be[Eb]low[Eb] . [Bb] [F]
[CHORUS]
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb] . [Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e. [Bb] [Dm]
Verse 3: Same as before
[Eb]Barefoot in a [Gm]rowing boat
You [Bb]loose your shoes and [Gm]freeze your toes
And [Eb]say I wear my [Gm]sorrow like a [Bb]crown [Bb]
And [Eb]throw your arms a[Gm]round my head, and [Bb]see it there in g[Bb]old and brown and
[Eb]red [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Chorus: Same as before
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb] . [Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e. [Bb] [Dm]
[BRIDGE]
We'll[Ab] soon forget our parents' na[Eb]mes, [Bb]
Like d[Ab]ogs will drive the wolves aw[Eb]ay. [Bb]
And weep[Ab] with fingertips opposed, [Eb]
Like a churc[Bb]h where nobody congreg[Ab]ates. [Bb] [Ab]
Middle 8/Outro Verse:
[Cm] But [Eb]sweetness si[Bb]ngs in the pa[Ab]sture,
[Cm] We t[Eb]hrow ours[Bb]elves on the [Ab]mercy of the earth.
[Cm] If s[Eb]and and [Bb]salt have the [Ab]answer,
[Cm] Then the [Eb]act its[Bb]elf will be [Ab]louder than the word.
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] goes on for the rest of the song
******THE END*********
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] [Bb] - [Eb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
(on the third Eb you can slide up to F and then back to Ebmaj7)
[VERSE 1]
Like [Eb]faithful oxen [Gm]through the chalk,
With [Bb]dragging tails of [Gm]history walk.
[Eb]Soon confuse the [Gm]compass and the [Bb]cross. [Bb]
[Eb]Carefully and [Gm]cursively we [Bb]fill our traveling [Bb]diaries with [Eb]loss.[Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse 2: same as before
Ben[Eb]eath an angry [Gm]Bible flood,
Did [Bb]you and I first [Gm]learn to love.
[Eb]In my father's [Gm]car we came to [Bb]know. [Bb]
And s[Eb]hivered in our [Gm]painted clothes and [Bb]paired like every [Bb]animal be[Eb]low[Eb] . [Bb] [F]
[CHORUS]
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb] . [Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e. [Bb] [Dm]
Verse 3: Same as before
[Eb]Barefoot in a [Gm]rowing boat
You [Bb]loose your shoes and [Gm]freeze your toes
And [Eb]say I wear my [Gm]sorrow like a [Bb]crown [Bb]
And [Eb]throw your arms a[Gm]round my head, and [Bb]see it there in g[Bb]old and brown and
[Eb]red [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Chorus: Same as before
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb] . [Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e. [Bb] [Dm]
[BRIDGE]
We'll[Ab] soon forget our parents' na[Eb]mes, [Bb]
Like d[Ab]ogs will drive the wolves aw[Eb]ay. [Bb]
And weep[Ab] with fingertips opposed, [Eb]
Like a churc[Bb]h where nobody congreg[Ab]ates. [Bb] [Ab]
Middle 8/Outro Verse:
[Cm] But [Eb]sweetness si[Bb]ngs in the pa[Ab]sture,
[Cm] We t[Eb]hrow ours[Bb]elves on the [Ab]mercy of the earth.
[Cm] If s[Eb]and and [Bb]salt have the [Ab]answer,
[Cm] Then the [Eb]act its[Bb]elf will be [Ab]louder than the word.
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] goes on for the rest of the song
******THE END*********
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