Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)
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Written by: Bucky Jones, Bob McDill & Dickey Lee
Performed by Kathy Mattea on "Lonesome Standard Time"
Submitted by Ken Arnold
Note: There is a key change at the beginning of the third verse up one
fret on the recording. This point is indicated by *Capo 1 here*.
I could not determine a position for the capo that would provide
a key both before and after the key change that would be easy for
the guitar. I would suggest that you either continue in the same
key if playing the song by yourself or add a capo at the appropriate
spot if accompanying the recording.
Intro: C Em F G C Em F G
C Em F C
Friends I could count on I could count on one hand
F G F G
with a leftover finger or two
C Em F C
I took 'em for granted let 'em all slip a - way
F G C F
Now where they are I wish I knew
G C Em F C
They roll by just like water
F G C F G
and I guess we never learn
C Em F
Go through life parched and empty
C F
standin' knee deep in a river
G C Em F G
and dyin' of thirst
C Em F C
Sometimes I re - member sweethearts I've known
F G F G
Some I've for - gotten I sup - pose
C Em F C
One or two still linger oh and I wonder now
F G C F
why I ever let them go
G C Em F C
They roll by just like water
F G C F G
and I guess we never learn
C Em F
Go through life parched and empty
C F
standin' knee deep in a river
G C Em F G C Em F *Capo 1 here* G
and dyin' of thirst
C Em F C
So the sidewalk is crowded the city goes by
F G F G
and I rush through another day
C Em F C
and a world full of strangers turn their eyes to me
F G C F
but I just look the other way.
G C Em F C
They roll by just like water
F G C F G
and I guess we never learn
C Em F
Go through life parched and empty
C F
standin' knee deep in a river
G C F
and dyin' of thirst
G C Em F C
They roll by just like water
F G C F G
and I guess we never learn
C Em F
Go through life parched and empty
C F
standin' knee deep in a river
G C Em F G C
and dyin' of thirst
