[Intro]
C7 F Eb F G
[Verse 1]
G
Spare the rod,
don't
D
spare the fool
Am
If you take the
breaks
you're given
C
You get to make
the rules
G
Take a chance
D
and make it fast
Am
If you break some
Em
bones on landing
C
You know you're
built to last
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[Verse 2]
G
Fight the tide
and
D
find the shore
Am
If the gift horse
isn't smiling
C
Just learn to ride
some more
G
Common sense is a
D
rule of thumb
Am
If the suckers
Em
throw a red flag
C
Blow 'em all to
Kingdom Come
[Chorus]
G
And take this
dirty
D/F# Am
water
Running like a
C
river
G
In and out of
D/F#
everything
Fmaj7
We helped to
C/E Cm/Eb
put to-gether
G/D
Take this dirty
D/F#
water
Am G
Help to keep
F7
it clean
G/D
Get back to
the wellspring
C/E D/F#
Puri-fy the
Eb G C/G G
stream
[Repeat Intro]
C7 F Eb F G
[Verse 3]
G
Search out days
that
D
never end
Am
If it's only for
the chance
C
To feel just like
a child again
G
Tell a lie (tell
a lie)
that speaks the
D
truth
Am
If the heart
becomes
Em
a prisoner
C
Your soul will
turn you loose
[Chorus]
G
And take this
D/F# Am
dirty water
Running like
C
a river
G
In and out of
D/F#
everything
Fmaj7
We helped to
C/E Cm/Eb
put to-gether
G/D
Take this
D/F#
dirty water
Am G
Help to keep
F7
it clean
G/D
Get back to
the wellspring
C/E D/F#
Puri-fy the
Eb G C/G G
stream
[Solo]
G D Am C
Running
like a river
G D Am Em
Ooh Ooh
C
Ooh
[Chorus]
G
Take this dirty
D/F# Am
water
Running like
C
a river
G
In and out
D/F#
of everything
Fmaj7
We helped to
C/E Cm/Eb
put to-gether
G/D
Take this
D/F#
dirty water
Am G
Help to keep
F7
it clean
G/D
Get back to
the wellspring
C/E D/F#
Puri-fy the
Eb G C/G G
stream
[Outro] C7 F Eb F G