Intro: N.C(Fm)Fm Cm The higher that the monkey can climb, the more he shows his tailFm Cm Call no man happy till he dies, there's no milk at the bottom of the pailDm God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel like the thistles that are growing on the trunk of a tree All the good in the world you can put inside a thimble And still have room for you and meFm If there's one thing you can say about mankindDm There's nothing kind about manFm You can drive out nature with a pitch forkCm But it always comes roaring back againFm Misery's the river of the world Misery's the river of the world Misery's the river of the worldFm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm FmFm Cm The higher that the monkey can climb, the more he shows his tailFm Cm Call no man happy till he dies, there's no milk at the bottom of the pailDm God tempers all the ruins for the new shorn landsAm The devil knows the Bible like the back of his handFm All the good in the world you can put inside a thimbleCm C7 And still have room for you and meFm If there's one thing you can say about mankindCm There's nothing kind about manDm You can drive out nature with a pitch forkCm But it always comes roaring back againFm Cm For want of a bird the sky was lost, for want of a nail the shoe was lostFm Cm C7 For want of a life a life was lost for want of a toy a child was lostFm And misery's the river of the worldCm Misery's the river of the worldFm Everybody row, everybody rowCm Misery's the river of the wordFm Misery's the river of the worldCm Misery's the river of the worldFm Everybody row, everybody rowCm Everybody row, everybody rowFm Misery's the river of the worldAm Misery's the river of the worldFm Everybody row, everybody rowAm Everybody row, everybody rowFm Everybody rowAm Misery's the river of the worldFm Misery's the river of the worldAm Misery's the river of the worldFm Misery's the river of the worldAm Everybody row, everybody Fm Am Fm Am Fm (fades) Everybody row
Miserys The River Of The World
Tom Waits
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