The Band Lyrics
The Band Lyrics
"The River Hymn Lyrics"
Prettyman Lyrics
Don't hate me, cuz I'm beautiful Hey now - what's up? Ah, you know 2 come over here Staring at a brother so hard Say U what? If U wanna be my baby Got 2 tell me so Overconfident lady Better act like U know If U wanna be my baby Come on, take my hand Tell me that U wanna get with... A prettyman See me u
Don't hate me, cuz I'm beautiful Hey now - what's up? Ah, you know 2 come over here Staring at a brother so hard Say U what? If U wanna be my baby Got 2 tell me so Overconfident lady Better act like U know If U wanna be my baby Come on, take my hand Tell me that U wanna get with... A prettyman See me u
(The | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.)
[piano intro slow gospel thang]
starts 3/4
improv/no time
F |Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
The ladies would put the baskets on the table
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A
And the men would sit beneath a shady tree
|Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
The children would listen to a fable
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
While something else came through to me
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
The river got no end, just roll around the bend
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
I gaze into the dark abyss Full of hate and blasphemy My soul awaits reality In a blaze of darkness My flesh is soaked In the glory of sin Lead me down your path Reborn again..... Damnation screams Surrendering to the darkness I'm consumed with transgression Hail my pagan misdeeds My soul is blessed with sin
|F |F
On the river hymn...
|C/G /E |/C / |F/A / |F/F / |
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
C/G /E |/C / |F/A |C |F
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks
|3/4 Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
The voice of the rapids will echo
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A |
And ricochet like an old water well
Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
Who d ever want to let go
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
Once you sit beneath its spell
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
It wasn't me, who changed the way, changed the way that I was kissin' you It wasn't me that went away And didn't call to say “I'm missin' you” Is this the way the story goes? Am I not the love you chose? Coz I hate to think that we could end this way Who's walkin' away? Not me Who's takin' your breath? Not me
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin
|F |F D |
To play the river hymn...
G |G C |
You can ride on it or drink it
F |/ / G G/B |
Poison it or dam it
C |/ / F F/A |
Fish in it and wash in it
Bb |C
Swim in it and you can die in it
|F |C |F ||
Run, you river, run
3/4 Bb |F/C |D- |D- /D /E |
Son, you ain't never seen yourself
F |Bb/C |D- |G- / F/A |
No crystal mirror can show it clear
Kiss You to Death Lyrics
In the rain, in the pouring sun I have hardly begun to celebrate you For a chance, for a thousand years I will fight just to steer a moment with you I'm so frightened, a heart's excitement I'll kiss you In a field, running through the trees Oh what can this be, ridiculous and new I'll retreat, then advance to the front<
come over here insteadIn the rain, in the pouring sun I have hardly begun to celebrate you For a chance, for a thousand years I will fight just to steer a moment with you I'm so frightened, a heart's excitement I'll kiss you In a field, running through the trees Oh what can this be, ridiculous and new I'll retreat, then advance to the front<
Bb |F/C |D- |D-/C |
Son, you ain't never eased yourself
Bb |A- |4/4 G7 |/ | meter
Til you laid it down in a river bed
|F Bb |F/C Bb/D |F Bb |F/C Bb/D
If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone
|F Bb |F/C Bb |F |Bb
And gets louder as the day grows dim
|F |F
That's the river hymn...
|C/G /E |/C / |F/A / |F/F / |
The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river
C/G /E |/C / |F/A |C ||F |F ||
We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks