Dry The River – History Book chords
Chords:
This is my interpretation, please correct me if i'm wrong at all, thanks :) Transpose down 3 for Cmajor version, if your using a capo and want an easier version. -- History Book - Dry the River -- Intro:Eb Gm Bb Bb - Eb Eb Bb F (on the third Eb you can slide up to F and then back to Ebmaj7)Verse 1:Eb GmLike faithful oxen through the chalk,Bb GmWith dragging tails of history walk.Eb Gm Bb BbSoon confuse the compass and the cross.Eb Gm Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb FCarefully and cursively we fill our traveling diaries with loss.Verse 2: same as beforeEb GmBeneath an angry Bible flood,Bb GmDid you and I first learn to love.Eb Gm Bb BbIn my father's car we came to know.Eb Gm Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb FAnd shivered in our painted clothes and paired like every animal below.Chorus:GmAs heavy as a history book can be,Bb Eb Bb DmI will carry it with me, oh Lord.GmAnd maybe when the bitterness has gone,Bb Eb Bb DmThere'll be sweetness on our tongues once more.Verse 3: Same as beforeEb GmBarefoot in a rowing boatBb GmYou loose your shoes and freeze your toesEb Gm Bb BbAnd say I wear my sorrow like a crownEb Gm Bb Bb And throw your arms around my head, and see it there in gold and brown andEb Eb Bb FredChorus: Same as beforeGmAs heavy as a history book can be,Bb Eb Bb DmI will carry it with me, oh Lord.GmAnd maybe when the bitterness has gone,Bb Eb Bb DmThere'll be sweetness on our tongues once more.Bridge:Ab Eb BbWe'll soon forget our parents' names,Ab Eb BbLike dogs will drive the wolves away.Ab EbAnd weep with fingertips opposed,Bb Ab Bb AbLike a church where nobody congregates.Middle 8/Outro Verse:Cm Eb Bb Ab But sweetness sings in the pasture,Cm Eb Bb Ab We throw ourselves on the mercy of the earth.Cm Eb Bb Ab If sand and salt have the answer,Cm Eb Bb Ab Then the act itself will be louder than the word.Cm Eb Bb Ab And I'll be on your side, and I'll be on your side.Cm Eb Bb AbCm Eb Bb Ab And I'll be on your side, and I'll be on your side.Cm Eb Bb Ab Cm Eb Bb Ab goes on for the rest of the song ******************************THE END*********************************