murder ballad written back in 1996
acoustic
country
murder ballad
Lyrics
them river bones
old brown river carry these bones
old brown river to the gulf of mexico
and i aint ever coming back
muddy waters cover up these bones
muddy waters hide the sin from my soul
and i aint ever coming back
chorus
cycle to cycle ive gone round and round
if i need a witness ill place my hand on the ground
i may be guilty but what ive done is what ive done
ill settle up when the harvest comes
rushing rapids dont separate these bones
rushing rapids let them all make it home
and i aint ever coming back
rio grande leave these bones be
rio grande let them rest in the sea
and i aint ever coming back
bridge
side by side two rivers will run
eye to eye two brothers will come
hand to hand the deed is done
then dust to dust one brother will run
them river bones feel this regret
them river bones dont ever forget
and i aint ever coming back
21 feb 1996
dropped-D
verse D ... D7 ... G ... G7 ... :
chorus A7 G D (3x) fin riff
bridge Bm A Bm A Bm A G A7