Intro
B E B F# (x2)
verse 1
B E B F#
I want to ride the river but the river is dry, too dry
B E B F#
We tried to climb a mountain but we got too high, too high
B E
Like foam from the lip of a rabid dog
B F#
We cling to a promise with lungs full of smog
D#m E B F#
I want to ride the river, but the river is dry, too dry
G#m E F#
Oh, my sweet Lord
B F# E
This could be a paradise
B F# E
This could be a paradise
G#m E
But we're skin and bone
B F#
Our teeth are all gone
B E F#
Oh, this could be a paradise
verse 2
B E B F#
I want to ride the river but the river is dry, too dry
D#m E B F#
We tried to climb a mountain but we got too high, too high
D#m E
How low can you go when you're held by the spell?
B F#
Dig a little deeper for a new kind of hell
B E B F#
Dig a little deeper for a new kind of hell
Pre-Chorus
G#m E F#
Oh, my sweet Lord
G#m E F#
You don't call to say you love me anymore
B F# E
This could be a paradise
B F# E
This could be a paradise
G#m E
But we're skin and bone
B F#
Our teeth are all gone
B E F#
Oh, this could be a paradise
B F# E
This could be a paradise
G#m E
But we're skin and bone
B F#
Our teeth are all gone
B E F#
Oh, this could be a paradise
Bridge
B C#m E C#m G#m F#
B C#m E
It was heaven knowing you
C#m G#m F#
It was heaven knowing you
B C#m E
It was heaven knowing you
C#m G#m F#
It was heaven knowing you, yeah
B F# E
This could be a paradise
B F# E
This could be a paradise
G#m E
But we're skin and bone
B F#
Our teeth are all gone
B E F#
Oh, this could be a paradise
B E F#