Tuning:

[Chords Used] Em F G G5 A5/G C5/G G* e|---0----1-----3-----3-----5-----8-----7--------| B|---0----1-----3-----3-----5-----8-----8--------| G|---0----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| D|---2----3-----0--------------------------------| A|--------------2--------------------------------| E|--------------3--------------------------------| [Intro] G Em x3 F Em G F G x4 OR [Intro] e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--3---3h5p3--3--0-----------------------------0----0----| G|--0----------------4p2p0---2---2s4s2p0---2----0----0----| Repeat 3x D|----------------------------------------------0h2--2----| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]

My ^Fpain^G is self-^Fchosen^G, at ^Fleas^Gt, so the proph^Fet says^G ^F I could ^Geither burn^F, or ^Gcut off my pride and buy some ^Ftime A^Ghead full of lies is the we^Fight, tied to my ^Gwaist

[Chorus] G5 A5/G C5/G G * C5/G G * The river of deceit

^G5 ^A5/G ^C5/G ^G*Pulls down, oh G5 A5/G C5/G G * C5/G G * The only G5 A5/G C5/G G * Direction we flow is down ^FDown, oh ^Gdown, ^Fdown, oh ^Gdown ^FDown, oh ^Gdown, ^Fdown, oh ^Gdown

[Interlude] F G x4 [Verse]

My ^Fpain^G is self-^Fchose^Gn, at ^Fleas^Gt I believe it ^Fto be ^G ^F I could ^Geither drown^F, or ^Gpull off my skin and swim to ^Fshore ^GNow I can grow a ^Fbeautiful shell for all to ^Gsee

[Chorus] G5 A5/G C5/G G * C5/G G * The river of deceit G5 A5/G C5/G G * Pulls down, oh G5 A5/G C5/G G * C5/G G * The only G5 A5/G C5/G G * Direction we flow is down

^FDown, oh ^Gdown, ^Fdown, oh ^Gdown ^FDown, oh ^Gdown, ^Fdown, oh ^Gdown

[Bridge]

^F ^G The pain is self-^Fchose^Gn, yeah ^F ^G Our pain is self-^Fchose^Gn

[Outro]

^FDown, oh ^Gdown x4

Mad Season - River of deceit