History Book Dry the River
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.
Intro:
[Eb](on[Gm] th[Bb]e t[Bb]hir[-]d [Eb]Eb [Eb]you[Bb] ca[F]n slide up to F and then back to Ebmaj7)
Verse 1:
Like [Eb]faithful oxen [Gm]through the chalk,
With [Bb]dragging tails of [Gm]history walk.
[Eb]Soon confuse the [Gm]compass and the [Bb]cross.[Bb]
[Eb]Carefully and [Gm]cursively we [Bb]fill our traveling [Bb]diaries with [Eb]loss.[Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse 2: same as before
Ben[Eb]eath an angry [Gm]Bible flood,
Did [Bb]you and I first [Gm]learn to love.
[Eb]In my father's [Gm]car we came to [Bb]know.[Bb]
And s[Eb]hivered in our [Gm]painted clothes and [Bb]paired like every [Bb]animal be[Eb]low[Eb].[Bb] [F]
Chorus:
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb].[Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e.[Bb] [Dm]
Verse 3: Same as before
[Eb]Barefoot in a [Gm]rowing boat
You [Bb]loose your shoes and [Gm]freeze your toes
And [Eb]say I wear my [Gm]sorrow like a [Bb]crown[Bb]
And [Eb]throw your arms a[Gm]round my head, and [Bb]see it there in g[Bb]old and brown and
[Eb]red[Eb] [Bb] [F]
Chorus: Same as before
As heavy as a h[Gm]istory book can be,
I will carr[Bb]y it with me, oh Lord[Eb].[Bb] [Dm]
And maybe when the [Gm]bitterness has gone,
There'll be sw[Bb]eetness on our tongues once mor[Eb]e.[Bb] [Dm]
Bridge:
We'll[Ab] soon forget our parents' na[Eb]mes,[Bb]
Like d[Ab]ogs will drive the wolves aw[Eb]ay.[Bb]
And weep[Ab] with fingertips opposed,[Eb]
Like a churc[Bb]h where nobody congreg[Ab]ates.[Bb] [Ab]
Middle 8/Outro Verse:
[Cm] But [Eb]sweetness si[Bb]ngs in the pa[Ab]sture,
[Cm] We t[Eb]hrow ours[Bb]elves on the [Ab]mercy of the earth.
[Cm] If s[Eb]and and [Bb]salt have the [Ab]answer,
[Cm] Then the [Eb]act its[Bb]elf will be [Ab]louder than the word.
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] And [Eb]I'll be on your [Bb]side, and I[Ab]'ll be on your side.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
Cm Eb Bb Ab goes on for the rest of the song
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