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River Runs Dry

Bon Jovi
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Chords in this song8

Intro

    
e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|    x2
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

Verse 1

I didn't want to say it in this way
I didn't want to see the day I'd say these words to you
I didn't want have to explain
Sometimes heroes have to lose
It's killing me to see you cry
Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you

Bridge

It was just another roll of the dice
Just another star in the sky
Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly

Chorus

Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water 
But there's nothing anybody can do
Rivers run dry

Interlude

    
e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

Verse 2

Gonna have to go away
I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes
Sometimes you get a lucky break
Sometimes your winning streak will stay
Sometimes you gotta pay

Chorus

Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water 
But there's nothing anybody can do
Rivers run dry

Solo

Aah Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh

Bridge

Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high
E (F#) G#m F#
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side

Chorus

Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water 
But there's nothing anybody can do
Oh, there's nothing anybody can do
There's nothing anybody can do
G#m (F#) E
When the rivers run dry
When the rivers run dry

Outro

    
e|------4-6-7-6-4|--4-----4|--2-----2|-0-----0|-2-----2|
B|----4----------|------4--|------2--|-----0--|-----2--|
G|--4------------|----4----|----3----|---1----|---3----|
D|---------------|--6------|--4------|-2------|-4------|
A|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
E|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|

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