CAPO 3
VERSE1
E B A E
She wasn’t bad. She wasn’t good. She was just what she was.
E B A E
She had a thing makes a man, do the things he does.
E B A E
She had a way. A special way, to speak without a word.
E B A E
I swear to you, this very day, that this is how it all occurred.
CHORUS
A E A E
We was: Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
A E B
Thinking life could not be better and living in a shack.
A E G A
Feeling love for one another, deep down in our bones.
A E B E
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones.
PLAY
VERSE 2
E B A E
I was raised, in New Orleans. She was born in Jacksonville.
E B A E
And for a time, to me it seemed , she made the world stand still.
CHORUS
A E A E
Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
A E B
Thinking life could not be better and living in a shack.
A E G A
Feeling love for one another, deep down in our bones.
A E B E
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones.
PLAY
VERSE 3
E B A E
I came home late and I caught her, with a man from out of town.
E B A E
Now I wait beside the water for the flood to take me down.
CHORUS
A E A E
Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
A E B
Pouring gas on her letters and setting fire to the shack.
A E G A
Screaming bloody murder, leaving nothing but the bones.
A E B E
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones.
OUTRO
A E B E
I am Standing by the water, yeah, throwing rocks n skipping stones.
