Dead on the River (Rolling Down) Chords

[Bm] .
[G] [Bm] .
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Mary [G] almost made it to [Bm] 29.
[G] The [Bm].
mother [G] of an orphan [Bm] and a friend of mine .
Painted [G] up with high heels [Bm] on her feet.
[G] [A] Making [Bm] .
[G] what she could from [Bm] this filthy street.
[D] [Bm].
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday.
[G] [Bm].
Gutted [G] like some varmint, [Bm] so they say.
With a tangled [G] rope around her, [Bm] she was bound.
[G] [D] Dead [Bm] .
[G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down .
[G] [Bm].
I was quoting [G] scripture at an [Bm] early [G] age.
[D] The [Bm].
old man [G] ruled his household [Bm] in a gospel rage .
Up and [G] down our hallway, the [Bm] Bible spilled.
[D] Left [Bm] .
[G] behind a sinner [Bm] in the mill and field.
[G] [Bm].
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday.
[G] I [Bm].
don't know [G] how much longer [Bm] that I can stay .
Saying [G] now there were two more [Bm] bodies found.
[G] [D] [Bm].
Dead [G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down .
[Em] [Bm] .
The .
feds are in [G] their best [Bm] suits pulling rain.
[B] [Bm] Scattered out with their [G] bloodhounds [Bm] along the bank.
From the city lights they [G] flicker on [Bm] the one lane [G] bridge.
[D] The [Bm] siren [G] echoes bouncing [Bm] along the bridge.
Dead [G] on the river [Bm] yesterday.
[G] I [Bm] need a [G] flood to wash [Bm] my sins away.
Like an ancient [G] ygritte twisted, [Bm] turning brown.
[G] [A] Dead [Bm] .
[G] on the river, [Bm] rolling down .
[G] [Bm] .
[G] [Bm] .
[G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] .
[Bm] [G] [Bm] .
[G] [D] [Bm] .
[D] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] .
[G] .
[Bm] [G] .
[Bm] [G] .
[Bm] [G] [Bm] .