The Holy River

	  		
Intro: A 


Verse: 
Aadd9/E                      F#m7/11/E 
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 A                  Emaj7       F#m   E 
Let's go down 2 the holy river 

A                     Emaj7          F#m  E 
If we drown then we'll be delivered 

        A                   Emaj7 
U can still see the picture upon the wall 
F#m                 E 
One eye staring at nothing at all 

    A                  Emaj7                   F#m   E 
The other one trying 2 focus through all your tears 
                               
       A                     Emaj7        
U can try and try but there's nothin' 2 hide 
        F#m                     A 
U can't run from yourself and what's inside 

   A                            Emaj7                F#m   E 
U got 2 find the answers 2 the questions that U most fear 


BREAK: 
   D               C#m 
So over and over U ask your soul 
 D                     E 
Why'd U come down 2 a world so cold? 
         D                 C#m                     F#m   E 
And the voice inside says 2night the truth will be told 


Verse: 
       A                  Emaj7 
U surrounded yourself with all the wrong faces 
 F#m                   E 
Spending your time in all the wrong places 

 A                     Emaj7                  F#m  E 
Puttin' your faith in things that only make U cry 
                                    
 A                               Emaj7 
People say they love U when they wanna help 
    F#m                        E 
But how can they when U can't help yourself? 

     A      
The more they say they love U,  
     Emaj7            F#m     E 
The more U just wanna die  

    A                          Emaj7 
So here we go again, the self analysis 
F#m                               E 
Have another glass of Port and uh.. forget this 

     A                        Emaj7 
The band's playin' at the club 2 night  
                     F#m   E 
And they're bound 2 groove 


BREAK: 
  D             C#m 
There U are, U think U're high 
   D                         E 
U can't ask yourself cuz U'd only lie 
D                   C#m          F#m    E 
If U had a dollar 4 every time U tried 


Verse: 
   A                            Emaj7 
U can't call nobody cuz they'll tell U straight up 
F#m                        E 
Come and make love when U really hate 'em 

   A                        Emaj7                F#m   E 
Relationships based on the physical are over and done 


Verse:: 
 E                A        Emaj7    
They're over and done oooh ooooh 
                  F#m         E 
(They're over and done) oooh oooh 

 E               A       Emaj7     
U'd rather have fun oooh oooh 
          F#m  E 
With only one,  

           A 
With only one     
     Emaj7 
Only one  
     F#m 
Only one  
 E  E 
One 


Verse: 
     A                      Emaj7  
And then it hit 'cha like a fist on a wall 
F#m                             E 
Who gave U life when there was none at all? 

     A                        Emaj7        F#m 
Who gave the sun permission 2 rise up everyday? (Ooh,alright) 
 E 
Let me tell it (Go'n) 

A              Emaj7  
If U ask God 2 love U longer 
F#m                       E 
Every breath U take will make U stronger 

  A                            
Keepin' U happy (happy)  
    Emaj7            F#m 
And proud 2 call His name (Go'n and say it) 
 E 
Jesus (Jesus) 


BREAK: 
    D               C#m 
And over and over U ask your soul 
 D                     E 
Why'd U come down 2 a world so cold? 
         D                 C#m                     F#m 
And the voice inside said 2night the truth will be told 
              E 
And this time I was listening, hear me 


Verse: 
 A                  Emaj7  
Let's go down 2 the holy river 
F#m                    E 
If we drown then we'll be delivered (Yes we will) 

A                     Emaj7           F#m   E 
If we don't then we'll never see the light (No-oh) 

A          Emaj7  
If U die before U try 
     F#m                   E 
U'll have 2 come back and face the light (Oh yes) 

 A 
When U believe it,   
 Emaj7                F#m  E 
U got a good reason 2 cry (Oh my, my) 

     A                 Emaj7  
So, went on down 2 the holy river 
   F#m                               A 
I called my girl and told her I had something 2 give her 

   A                       Emaj7            F#m   E 
I asked her 2 marry me and she said yes, I cried  

          A                     Emaj7  
Oh, that night I drowned in her tears and mine 
          F#m                          E 
And.. and instead of a glass of sorrow oh, and wine 

              A                  Emaj7              F#m   E 
Looking back y'all, I don't miss nothing except the time 

            A                 Emaj7  
And when I see that picture up on the wall 
    F#m                 E 
The one eye staring at nothing at all 

    A                      Emaj7                    F#m 
My eyes trying 2 focus but these are much different tears 
E 
Oh, yes they are 


ONE STRUM - LET RING - Then sing ACAPELLA 
 D 
Let's go down 2 the holy river  
N.C 
Let's go down 2 the holy river  
N.C 
Let's go down 2 the holy river  


Instrumental/Solo: 
F#m F#m  E 

A  Emaj7  F#m  E 
A  Emaj7  F#m  E 
D  D  A  A 
D  D  A  A 
D  C#m  Bm  A   
A  Emaj7  F#m  E 
  

OUTRO: 
 A                 Emaj7       F#m  E  
Let's go down 2 the holy river  

D A  D A  D A  D A  D A  D A  D A  G 
  
 A                 Emaj7       F#m  E   A  Emaj7  F#m  E 
Let's go down 2 the holy river  

 A                  Emaj7      F#m  E   
Let's go down 2 the holy river  

A  Emaj7  F#m  E 
A  Emaj7  F#m  E