This is my interpretation, please correct me if i'm wrong at all, thanks :) Transpose down 3 for Cmajor version, if your using a capo and want an easier version. -- History Book - Dry the River -- Intro:

^Eb(on^Gm th^Bbe t^Bbhir

d ^EbEb ^Ebyou^Bb ca^Fn slide up to F and then back to Ebmaj7)

Verse 1:

Like ^Ebfaithful oxen ^Gmthrough the chalk, With ^Bbdragging tails of ^Gmhistory walk. ^EbSoon confuse the ^Gmcompass and the ^Bbcross. ^Bb ^EbCarefully and ^Gmcursively we ^Bbfill our traveling ^Bbdiaries with ^Ebloss.^Eb ^Bb ^F

Verse 2: same as before

Ben^Ebeath an angry ^GmBible flood, Did ^Bbyou and I first ^Gmlearn to love. ^EbIn my father's ^Gmcar we came to ^Bbknow. ^Bb And s^Ebhivered in our ^Gmpainted clothes and ^Bbpaired like every ^Bbanimal be^Eblow^Eb. ^Bb ^F

Chorus:

As heavy as a h^Gmistory book can be, I will carr^Bby it with me, oh Lord^Eb. ^Bb ^Dm And maybe when the ^Gmbitterness has gone, There'll be sw^Bbeetness on our tongues once mor^Ebe. ^Bb ^Dm

Verse 3: Same as before

^EbBarefoot in a ^Gmrowing boat You ^Bbloose your shoes and ^Gmfreeze your toes And ^Ebsay I wear my ^Gmsorrow like a ^Bbcrown ^Bb And ^Ebthrow your arms a^Gmround my head, and ^Bbsee it there in g^Bbold and brown and ^Ebred ^Eb ^Bb ^F

Chorus: Same as before

As heavy as a h^Gmistory book can be, I will carr^Bby it with me, oh Lord^Eb. ^Bb ^Dm And maybe when the ^Gmbitterness has gone, There'll be sw^Bbeetness on our tongues once mor^Ebe. ^Bb ^Dm

Bridge:

We'll^Ab soon forget our parents' na^Ebmes, ^Bb Like d^Abogs will drive the wolves aw^Ebay. ^Bb And weep^Ab with fingertips opposed, ^Eb Like a churc^Bbh where nobody congreg^Abates. ^Bb ^Ab

Middle 8/Outro Verse:

^Cm But ^Ebsweetness si^Bbngs in the pa^Absture, ^Cm We t^Ebhrow ours^Bbelves on the ^Abmercy of the earth. ^Cm If s^Eband and ^Bbsalt have the ^Abanswer, ^Cm Then the ^Ebact its^Bbelf will be ^Ablouder than the word.

^Cm And ^EbI'll be on your ^Bbside, and I^Ab'll be on your side. Cm Eb Bb Ab

Cm Eb Bb Ab goes on for the rest of the song ******THE END*********

Dry the River - History book