Bible Belt
Dry The River
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Intro: E|--------------------|------- B|---10--10--10--12p10|------- G|-11--11--11--11-----|-11-11- D|--------------------|------- A|--------------------|10-10-1 E|--------------------|------- E|----------|-----------------| B|----------|-----------------| G|11h12p11-7|7h11p7-----------| (2x) D|----------|-----------------| A|0---------|-----------------| E|----------|-----------------|(Intro) Verso: 'Lo and behold your mother is drinking again This might be the coldest winter since records began You were alone and steady with wintry calm Leading the children softly across the foldE|-----------------|------------ B|---10--12--14-10-|--12--14--10 G|-11--11--11-11---|11--11--11-- D|-----------------|------------ A|-----------------|------------ E|-----------------|------------ E|-----|-----------------| B|-----|--10--12--10-9---| G|11--9|11--11--11--11---| D|--11-|-----------------| A|-----|-----------------| E|-----|-----------------|(Intro) Each morning you march your sisters like soldiers to school 'Cause lo and behold your father has drunk quite a few You were alone and steady with wintry calm Somewhere inside the fire of your youth went darkContinues after the adEm But you swear blind there is noD weight in the water pailEm You say 'my love, you take theD cards that you're dealt'Em Cause there's no guiding lightD arcing a line to BethlehemEm If it's dark outside, you lightD the fire yourselfG Darling when the ice caps meltG When the devils in the bible beltG D Don't you cower in your bedG I'll be at the five-four-fiveG You can meet me at the railway lineG D Don't look so scaredEm 'Cause we've been through worseD than this before we could talkG And the trick of it is, don't beD afraid anymoreEm Oh, the trick of it is, don't beD afraid anymoreE|----------------------10-| B|----10----10----10----10-| G|-11----11----11----11----| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|