Kathy Mattea - Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying of Thirst)

      
 
 Kathy Mattea - Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)

 Intro - C - Em - F - G - C - Em - F - G
 

 
 (verse 1)
 
 C               Em       F                     C    
 Friends I could count on  I could count on one hand,
                 F         G  F - G 
 with a leftover finger or two,
 C              Em      F                   C  
 I took 'em for granted, let 'em all slip away,
 F             G            C    F 
 Now where they are I wish I knew,
 
 (chorus)
 
 G         C  Em        F     C 
 They roll by, just like water
 F    G              C     F - G 
 and I guess we never learn
            C   Em            F    
 Go through life, parched and empty
          C              F    G 
 standin' knee deep in a river
              C     Em - F - G 
 and dyin' of thirst
 
 (verse 2)
 C             Em    F                  C     
 Sometimes I remember, sweethearts I've known,
              F           G   F - G 
 Some I've forgotten I suppose,
 C                Em    F                C    
 One or two still linger, oh and I wonder now,
 F    G             C  F 
 why I ever let them go,
 
 (chorus)
 
 G         C  Em        F     C 
 They roll by, just like water,
 F    G              C      F - G 
 and I guess we never learn,
            C   Em            F     
 Go through life, parched and empty,
          C              F    G 
 standin' knee deep in a river,
              C      Em - F - G - C - Em - F 
 and dyin' of thirst,

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 (verse 3)
 
 C#                Fm      F#            C#   
 So the sidewalk is crowded, the city goes by,
            F#              G# - F# - G# 
 and I rush through another day,
 C#                  Fm       F#                 C#   
 and a world full of strangers, turn their eyes to me,
 F#         G#             C#  F# 
 but I just look the other way,
 
 
 (chorus)
 
 G#        C# Fm         F#    C# 
 They roll by  just like water,
 F#    G#             C#   F# - G# 
 and I guess we never learn,
            C#  Fm           F#     
 Go through life, parched and empty,
          C#             F#    
 standin' knee deep in a river,
 G#           C#     F# 
 and dyin' of thirst,
 G#        C# Fm         F#    C# 
 They roll by  just like water,
 F#    G#             C#   F# - G# 
 and I guess we never learn,
            C#  Fm           F#     
 Go through life, parched and empty,
          C#             F#    
 standin' knee deep in a river,
 G#           C#     Fm F# G# C# 
 and dyin' of thirst,