Green River Rye

Intro 
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I gave gave up the good times 
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For something that I thought was better 
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Tried my hand at doing right 

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She came a knocking wanting in and so I let her 
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And look where I wound up walking that line 
 

 
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Green River I want you wash her from my mind 
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How could something so deep and strong just run dry 

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She's the only one 
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That I'll ever love forever 
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From now on, I'm gonna love 'em all a little whii-ile 
 

 
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It ddn't take us long to sink back down into our old ways 
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Right where we left them on the shelf 
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You were always there 
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Never too far from my reach 
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I swore I'd sworn you off but what the hell 
 

 
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Green River I want you wash her from my mind 
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How could something beautiful become a sorry sight 
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She's the only one 
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That I'll ever love forever 
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From now on, I'm gonna love 'em all a little whii-ile 


{Instrumental} 
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Sent straight down from Kentucky 
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To carry away my blues 
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When she troubles up my thinkin' 
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I can double down on you-ou-ou-ou-ou 
 

 
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Green River I want you wash her from my mind 
 C                               G               D 
How could something so deep and strong just run dry 

 G 
She's the only one 
 C 
That I'll ever love forever 
      G                 D              C 
From now on, I'm gonna love 'em all a little whiie 
 

Outro 
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I lost the only one 
 C 
That I'l ever love forever 
      G                 D              C          G  D  D G 
From now on, I'm gonna love 'em all a little whi-ile