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 [G]    [C]    [C/G]            [G]

1st Verse
[G]As he st[C]ared past the f[G]ire
His h[C]unger to l[G]eave well it g[C]nawed his p[C]oor heart al[G]ive
Her [C]skin smelled like [G]black cherry
b[C]losson perf[G]ume
The[C] sail boat [G]sail sailed [D]by
in the [C]riv[B]er [A]she c[G]ried

2nd Verse

And the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine
The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke drifted by
There's&
as cars rolled on by in the night
screaming run for your life

With [Em]cool and [C/G]silvery [G]eyes
in a [Em]heart that was [C/G]fit for de[G]sires
D[Em]rown in a [C]river of [G]tears oh
the r[C]iver she c[G]ried left
h[C]er with her h[D]eart made of [C]ash[B]es a[A]nd f[G]ire

3rd Verse

one day there was a silence that washed through the town
there was no reason to speak and noone made a sound
Her eyes were indigo (in the cold?)
the cats were all calico
the sail boats they all sailed by
in the river she cried