Brown Bird - Down to the river

^AmLord I can't feed the baby, mama's sick and in bed ^AmI've got a world full of worry running wild in my head ^DmI spent all my money just to make ends meet I'm begging Lord won't you send me r^Amelief ^EThere ain't nobody in this world who'd bet a ^Dmdime on anybody like ^Amme ^E

^AmSo I went down to the river of insufferable sins ^AmLord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in ^DmToo many lives have been broken There's too much blood on my h^Amands ^EAin't no water in this world could turn me ^Dmback into an innocent ^Amman ^E

^AmSo I made up my mind to find that palace of fire ^AmSurely the Lord's fallen angel understands my desire ^DmHe's been defiled and defeated still he never gives in I know he'll help me on my feet once ^Amagain ^EAin't no soul in this whole world but Satan ^Dmunderstand the state that I'm i^Amn ^E

^AmBut I went down to the fires of insufferable sin ^AmLord I tried but the devil wouldn't let me come in ^DmUnholy trust has been broken He don't know on which side I s^Amtand ^EThere ain't no room among the damned for such a ^Dmbroken and a penitent m^Aman ^E

^AmAnd then my good woman rises from her sickness in bed ^AmPuts her hands on my thighs and plants a kiss on my head ^DmSays if the water won't have ya, if the devil's too blind I know that truly you were meant to be ^Ammine ^EAnd then she takes me by the hand and shows me ^Dmhow to leave my worries beh^Amind ^E

^AmI went down to the river of insufferable sins ^AmLord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in ^DmToo many lives have been broken There's too much blood on my h^Amands ^EOnly one soul in this whole world would have me ^Dmjust the goddamned way tha^Amt I am ^E