Capo 3rd fret Am Lord I can't feed the baby, mama's sick and in bed Am I've got a world full of worry running wild in my head Dm I spent all my money just to make ends meet Am I'm begging Lord won't you send me relief E Dm AmE There ain't nobody in this world who'd bet a dime on anybody like me Am So I went down to the river of insufferable sins Am Lord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in Dm Too many lives have been broken Am There's too much blood on my hands E Dm Am E Ain't no water in this world could turn me back into an innocent man Am So I made up my mind to find that palace of fire Am Surely the Lord's fallen angel understands my desire Dm He's been defiled and defeated still he never gives in Am I know he'll help me on my feet once again E Dm AE Ain't no soul in this whole world but Satan understand the state that I'm in Am But I went down to the fires of insufferable sin Am Lord I tried but the devil wouldn't let me come in Dm Unholy trust has been broken Am He don't know on which side I stand E Dm AmE There ain't no room among the damned for such a broken and a penitent man (Half time) Am And then my good woman rises from her sickness in bed Am Puts her hands on my thighs and plants a kiss on my head Dm Says if the water won't have ya, if the devil's too blind Am I know that truly you were meant to be mine E Dm Am E And then she takes me by the hand and shows me how to leave my worries behind Am I went down to the river of insufferable sins Am Lord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in Dm Too many lives have been broken Am There's too much blood on my hands E Dm Am E Only one soul in this whole world would have me just the goddamned way that I am