Piss River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[A]I saw you
coming so I got to running
Like hell, I could tell that
you played for keeps
Now I live on a boat that sits on a moat
On top of piss river, outside your castle
And wind death comes 'round, we all sing,
"Oh, what an asshole"
He stirs quite the fuss and he
cause quite the hassle
We all buy black suits as our
lives go on mute
And meet under the belfry
to cry and say sorry

[Verse 2]
And [A]oh my God
Mama, I'm [D]scared
I know you are, [F#m]baby[G]
I am scared [A]too

[Verse 3]
[A]
Do you want to play chess
inside my chest?
You move, I move
You choose, I choose
And hoot, hoot, hoot
I beg like an owl
As I sit on my perch
And I stare and I scowl
I know I left you
But I cannot forget you
Now I only know how to harm or upset you
See, I came [Am]for your [A]love but I
stayed for your anger
And you rocked me, mama,
like a babe in the manger

[Verse 4]
And [A]oh my God
Mama, I'm [D]angry
I know you are, [F#m]darling[G]
She's angry [A]too[D][A]
And oh my God
Mama, at [D]who?
Oh, [A]Car[F#m]rie[G]
She's angry at [A]you[D][A]

[Verse 5]
[A]I tried to pray but I didn't
know what to say
So I just mumbled some names
I said, "I hope they're okay
then amen"
They were the names of my
family and friends
Oh, the planet's so lonely and the
planet's so cold
And if I'm so lucky I'll die when I'm old
I pray no disaster, no fight, no rain
And I pray that no devil gets
inside my brain
As the world does its twirl
between the moon and the sun
Casting clock shadows
beyond everyone
And the hours devour us
As I stare out my window, as I ride this bus
In men it goes fast, in men what a blur
But I write it just the same
or just as it were
That feeling in my stomach
when the light was low
And I get warm in my chest
when my heart would slow
That feeling in my head
when that music played
Get dizzy in my soul from the glad
song they sang
What a dream to have ever
felt the air so warm
What a dream to have
even ever been born

[Verse 6]
And [A]oh my [D]God
Oh, [F#m]mama[G]
I [A]love you
And oh my God
[F#m]Oh, ba[D]by
Oh, [F#m]darling
[G]I l[A]ove you too

[Interlude 1]
And I know that you know that I do
[A]

[Verse 7]
[A]I saw you coming
So I got to running
But next time I'll stay put
[D][A][D][A][D]
Mmm, mmm, [A]mmm

[Outro 1]
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