(intro)  E7

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Let me tell you a story about body and blood
There's a fire below, deep in the river of love
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Hey pretty mama I'm just trying to be polite
I wanna make you feel the rhythm of the river tonight
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And when the story is over, You'll be satisfied

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Honey, honey, honey don't you understand
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To make you feel like a woman
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Makes me feel like a man

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Let me take you down to the river of love
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Baby pull me under Make me drown in your flood
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Baptize my body in your river of love
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Wontcha take me down I wanna drown in your river of love

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If you're a little lovesick Woman I got the cure
Let me be your preacher And you can be my whore
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I feel your heart pumpin, honey don't say not
I wanna dive in your river Take you down real slow
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And then your body will quiver And the river will flow

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Honey, honey, honey don't you understand
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To make you feel like a woman
          A
Makes me feel like a man

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Let me take you down to the river of love
A
Baby pull me under Make me drown in your flood
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Baptize my body in your river of love
A                  G                                E
Wontcha take me down I wanna drown in your river of love

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(solo) A   E   G   A   E7

Down, down, down let me take ya
Down, down, down I wanna take ya

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Let me take you down to the river of love
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Baby pull me under Make me drown in your flood
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Baptize my body in your river of love
           G
Take me down I wanna drown

E
Let me take you down to the river of love
A
Baby pull me under Make me drown in your flood
E                                    A
Baptize my body in your river of love
           G              E7
Take me down I wanna drown