The River Of Water

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # #this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # artist : yo la tengo album : ride the tiger song : river of water tab author : willie D C - F x4 C F C in the time that remains the stars will fade F C doesn’t take what’s wrong and make it right F C F it doesn’t change what’s come before F G a lot of people want to turn their heads F Em Dm and wave a flag and claim a moral fight Em Dm when there’s nothing right about it Em F C one of the little lies of time F C F C F C just because you’re after all the men F C doesn’t take what’s wrong and make it right F C F it doesn’t change what’s come before F G a lot of people want to clear their head F Em Dm or beat a drum and hold your head up high Em Dm when there’s nothing right about it Em F C one of the little lies of time F C F ( break ) F G F G F G C F C F C F C a freighter anchors close to shore F C puts a weighted line , the sun goes down F C F and all this dirt , it turns to black F G a restless sleeper sticks his head outside F Em Dm and sees the light , and feels it come inside Em Dm Em F but he doesn’t recognize , it’s my kind of little lie and Em Am Em my tastes hold in the middle of the night F my kind of little lie and Em Am Em i know all the pretending it’s all right F G my kind of little lying time C F C F lying time C F C F a lying time C a lying time not 100% on the lyrics to the last Verse but there you go .