Dry The River - Vessel Tuning: half-step down G Verse 1:

^GI knelt at the sink, ^EmLike a priest^D/F# or a prince ^DMaybe I'm to be ^Cking And they're wai^Gting at Westminster

^GAnd the walls are paper thin ^EmI hear the neighbour^D/F#s arguing ^DCould you lower your ^Cvoice? I would sell ^Gmy unborn daughter (maybe)

B7 G Em D/F# C B7 Em D/F# G Verse 2:

^GWe didn't stage a passion play ^EmDidn't change ^D/F#our given names ^DOr waltz to our ^Cbed Or need ^Gto make a scene

^GBut I see your skin, paler now ^EmThan the hos^D/F#t in your mouth ^CWhere the truth ^Dnever seems^Em to be

B7 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#

^CNow the burning ^Dbranch never speaks ^Emto me It whispers like

G Chorus:

^CI don't wanna be your ^Gvessel any more ^DI don't wanna be your ^Emvessel any mo^Gre ^AmThese are my words, ^Gthis is my mouth ^DI don't wanna be your ^Emvessel no^Gw

^AmAnd I may not see the future But I see its lonely architect ^EmAt the door of my ^Dhouse ^AmI don't wanna be your ^Gvessel any more ^DI don't wanna be a ^Emvessel of your ^Gdoubt

G Em D/F# D C G Verse 3:

^GTruly I never dreamt ^EmOf all the dumb^D/F# accoutrement ^DI would want for my^Cself For the shelf ^G

^GI laid it all at your feet ^EmOn your neck^D/F# and your cheek ^CBut the burning ^Dbranch wouldn't ^Emspeak to me

Chorus:

^CI don't wanna be your ^Gvessel any more ^DI don't wanna be your ^Emvessel any mo^Gre ^AmThese are my rules, ^Gthis is my house ^DI don't wanna be your ^Emvessel no^Gw

^AmAnd I may not see the future But I see its lonely architect ^EmAt the foot of my ^Dbed ^AmI don't wanna be your ^Gvessel any more ^DDidn't wanna be your ^Emvessel anyw^Gay

Outro: G Em D/F# D C G G Em D/F# D C G

Dry the River - Vessel