[Chorus]
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/A Em
All my sins need holy water
G C/G
Feel it washin' over me
D/A Em G C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/A Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G C/G
Truth in my lies right now are fallin' like the rain
D/A
So let the river run
[Verse 1]
Em G
He's comin' home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
C/G D/A
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch
Em
On his breath's Jack is a sex addict
G C/G A5 D/F#
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
Em G
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
C/G
She's kept track of all his Internet chats
D/A Em
And guess who just happens to be movin' on to the next?
G C/G A5 D/F#
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
Em G C/G
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
D/A Em
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan
G C/G
To stab him in the back, knife in hand
A5 D/F# Em
Says the relationship's hangin' by a strand
G
So she's been on the web lately
C/G D/A Em
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
G
And I know she's usin' me to try to play him
C/G
I don't care, hi Susanne, but I shoulda said bye Susanne
After the first night, but tonight I am
[Chorus]
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/A Em
All my sins need holy water
G C/G A5
Feel it washin' over me
Em G C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/A Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G C/G A5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
So let the river run
[Verse 2]
Em
One-night stand, turned into night stayin'
G C/G D/A
He was callin' so might scram, now we hug tight and
Em G
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
C/G A5 D/F#
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too
Em G
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
C/G D/A
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, ensued
Em
And witnessed you hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
G C/G A5 D/F#
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
Em G C/G
So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
D/A
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
Em G
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
C/G A5 D/F#
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
Em
And now that I got you I don't want you
G C/G
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
D/A
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Em G
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
C/G
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
N.C.
'Cause now with her in the womb
N.C.
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
N.C.
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
Fuck!
[Chorus]
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/A Em
All my sins need holy water
G C/G A5
Feel it washin' over me
Em G C/G
Oh, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/A Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G C/G A5
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
So let the river run
[Bridge]
Em G
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
C/G
Denver (ooh), river run
Em G
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
C/G
River (ooh), we'll let the river run
[Verse 3]
C/G D
Always the bridesmaid, never â??The bride, hey!
C/G
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
C/G
The seat was an enclave, I'd be swervin' in five lanes
D C/G
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
D
That's why I may have came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight
C/G
What I made you terminate, my baby
D
This love triangle, left us in a wreck, tangled
C/G
What else can I say? It was fun for a while
N.C.
Bet I really woulda loved your smile
N.C.
Didn't really wanna abort, but fuck it
N.C
What's one more lie, to tell an unborn child?
[Chorus]
Em
I've been a liar, been a thief
G C/G
Been a lover, been a cheat
D/A Em
All my sins need holy water
G C/G A5
Feel it washin' over me
Em G C/G
Well, little one, I don't wanna admit to somethin'
D/A Em
If all it's gonna cause is pain
G C/G
Truth in my lies now are fallin' like the rain
D/A
So let the river run