[Chorus]
Em G C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
D Em G C
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G C
If all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
D
So let the river run
[Verse 1]
Em G
He's comin' home with his neck scratched to catch flack
C D
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
Em G
On his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict and she just wants to
C A5 D
Exact revenge and get back
Em G
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet-pack
C D
She's kept track of all his Internet chats and guess who just
Em G
Happens to be movin' on to the next actually
C A5 D
Just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
Em G
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
C D
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
Em G
But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
C A5 D
Knife in hand, says the relationship's hangin' by a strand
Em G
So she's been on the web lately
C D
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
Em G
And I know she's using me to try to play him
C
I don't care, "hi Suzanne", but I shoulda said "bye Suzanne"
After the first night, but tonight I am
[Chorus 1]
Em G C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C A5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
Em G C
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G C
If all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
A5
So let the river run
[Verse 2]
Em G
One-night stand turned to a two-night stand, it was
C D
"Come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight and
Em G
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
C A5 D
'Cause he left, so what, he did it first to her too
Em G
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
C D
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous and Sue
Em
Don't want this to hurt but what you deserve is the truth
G C A5 D
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
Em G C
So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
D
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
Em G
I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into's
C A5 D
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
Em
And now that I got you I don't want you
G C
Took advantage in my thirst to pursue
D
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Em G
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
C
Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
[Chorus 2]
Em G C
I've been (fuck!) a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C A5
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
Em G C
Well little one, I don't want to admit to something
D Em G C
If all it's gonna cause is pain, truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
A5
So let the river run
[Bridge]
Em G C
My name's (oh-oh), my name's (oh-oh) Denver (oh-oh), river run
Em G C
Just call me (oh-oh), call me (oh-oh) River (oh-oh)
We'll let the river run
[Verse 3]
C
Always the bridesmaid, never "the bride, hey"
D5
Fuck can I say, if life was a highway
C
And deceit was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
Em D5
Speeds at a high rate like I'm slidin' on ice maybe
C
That's why I'm may have came at you sideways
D5
I can't keep my lies straight
Em
But I made you terminate my baby
Em
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
C
What else can I say, it was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort but fuck it, what's one more lie to tell our unborn child?
[Chorus 3]
Em G C
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat
D Em G C
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
D Em G C
Well little one, (I’m sorry) I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)
D Em G C
If all it's gonna cause is pain, the truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
D
So let the river run (river run, river run, river run)