Dead on the River (Rolling Down) — Ian Noe
Chords and lyrics for Dead on the River (Rolling Down) by Ian Noe (key of F).
Verse 1
From the album "Between the Country" (2019)
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Intro
| Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 |
Verse 1
[Am] Mary almost [Fadd9]made it to [Am]twenty-nine[Fadd9]
[Am] The mother of an [Fadd9]orphan and a friend of [Am]mine[Fadd9]
[Am] Painted up with [Fadd9]high heels on her [Am]feet[Fadd9]
[Am] Making what she [Fadd9]could from this filthy [Am]street[Fadd9]
Chorus
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river [Am]yesterday[Fadd9]
[Am] Been gutted like some [Fadd9]varmint, so they [Am]say[Fadd9]
[Am] With a tangled rope [Fadd9]around her, she was [Am]bound[Fadd9]
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river, rolling [Am]down[Fadd9]
Instrumental
| Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 |
Verse 2
[Am] Well, I was quotin' [Fadd9]scripture at an early [Am]age[Fadd9]
[Am] The old man ruled his [Fadd9]household in a gospel [Am]rage[Fadd9]
[Am] Up and down our [Fadd9]hallway, the Bible [Am]spilled[Fadd9]
[Am] Left behind a [Fadd9]sinner in the mill and [Am]field[Fadd9]
Chorus
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river [Am]yesterday[Fadd9]
[Am] I don't know how much [Fadd9]longer that I can [Am]stay[Fadd9]
[Am] They're saying now there were [Fadd9]two more bodies [Am]found[Fadd9]
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river, rolling [Am]down[Fadd9]
Instrumental
| Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am Fadd9 | Am
Fadd9 |
Verse 3
[Am] The Feds are in their [Fadd9]best suits, pulling [Am]rank[Fadd9]
[Am]Scattered out with their [Fadd9]bloodhounds along the [Am]bank[Fadd9]
[Am] And the city lights, they [Fadd9]flicker on the one-lane [Am]bridge[Fadd9]
[Am] The siren echoes [Fadd9]bouncing along the [Am]ridge[Fadd9]
Chorus
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river [Am]yesterday[Fadd9]
[Am] I need a flood to [Fadd9]wash my sins [Am]away[Fadd9]
[Am]Like an ancient hickory, [Fadd9]twisted, turning [Am]brown[Fadd9]
[Am] Dead on the [Fadd9]river, rolling [Am]down[Fadd9]
Outro
| Am Fadd9 |
(repeat and fade)
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