VERSE
[Am]It was down by the[C] water
where the [G]angry rivers [D]rise
I was [Am]found by the preacher's [C]daughter
Whose [G]love I can't [D]deny
I was s[Am]till so young
when I [C]touched that gun
For the [G]first time and it felt so r[D]ight
So I [Am]packed my bag and I s[C]aid goodbye
'Cause I [G]knew I'd crossed that [D]line
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]So as I turn out the [E]light
You'd [Dm]better not close your [E]eyes
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you[(G)]
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
VERSE
[Am]I smiled like an a[C]ngel
I was a s[G]treetwise [D]seventeen
She was [Am]old enough to know [C]better
When she [G]took her chance with [D]me
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]One respectable [E]wife
[Dm]With a taste for the darker [E]side
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you
(Solo) Am C G D
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]So as I turn out the [E]light
You'd [Dm]better not close your [E]eyes
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of yo[Am]u
[Am]It was down by the[C] water
where the [G]angry rivers [D]rise
I was [Am]found by the preacher's [C]daughter
Whose [G]love I can't [D]deny
I was s[Am]till so young
when I [C]touched that gun
For the [G]first time and it felt so r[D]ight
So I [Am]packed my bag and I s[C]aid goodbye
'Cause I [G]knew I'd crossed that [D]line
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]So as I turn out the [E]light
You'd [Dm]better not close your [E]eyes
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you[(G)]
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
VERSE
[Am]I smiled like an a[C]ngel
I was a s[G]treetwise [D]seventeen
She was [Am]old enough to know [C]better
When she [G]took her chance with [D]me
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]One respectable [E]wife
[Dm]With a taste for the darker [E]side
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you
(Solo) Am C G D
PRE CHORUS
[Dm]So as I turn out the [E]light
You'd [Dm]better not close your [E]eyes
CHORUS
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of you
[Am]I might r[G]ip your [D]heart out h[F]oney
[Am]I might s[G]teal your[D] money to[F]o
[C]Black w[E]ater running t[F]hrough my [D]soul
[Dm]I'll be the ruin of yo[Am]u