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| He | r name is Katherine and they talk of her |
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| Th | e mess she left and the hearts she tore |
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| Wa | s it | re | al, that she was coming up again? |
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| Sh | e played alone for a couple of years |
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| An | d the panic struck as she drew near |
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| An | d she | 'd threaten to visit her old friend |
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| He | and his mates they'd all get together |
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| An | d they'd talk about her and then about the weather |
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| An | d he' | d | tell her he could go another round |
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| La | dy I know what you've come to do |
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| An | d just between me and you |
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| It | 'll b | re | ak | if you come a runnin back through this town |
| F#m | D | |
| Kath | erine river just like a lover |
| A | E | F#m | D | E | |
| I | wo | uld | ra | ther you get out of this town |
| F#m | D | |
| Take | your memories with where you go |
| A | E | F#m | |
| to | s | ecret places only rivers know |
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| ge | t | out of this town |
| Her name was Katherine she was high as life |
| With a peaceful beauty and a dangerous side |
| Now her name re-echoes in the wind |
| I'm begging you katherine you names so sweet |
| Youve got to bide your dock to sleep |
| Not knowing when your storm will rise again |
| CHORUS: |
| F#m | D | |
| Kath | erine river just like a lover |
| A | E | F#m | D | E | |
| I | wo | uld | ra | ther you get out of this town |
| F#m | D | |
| Take | your memories with where you go |
| A | E | F#m | |
| to | s | ecret places only rivers know |
| D | E | A | |
| ge | t | out of this town |
| BRIDGE: |
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| And | oh when those dark clouds cry |
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| An | d those tears they fall between your sides |
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| Spre | ad | out wide and then were all covered in |
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| A | river called Katherine |
| BREAK: A Dsus A E A Dsus A D E |
| CHORUS: RPEAT 2x |
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