MONONGAHELA RIVER


Written by Melanie Safka

Capo 1st Fret

 
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Some get put in prison Others put themselves in one
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Pittsburgh, you're the living proof
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Some kill themselves living
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Others get killed for trying, trying hard
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They kill the ones who break the rule
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Row me down, row me down
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Monongahela River Water down the city's gloom
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Oh the lamplight is frozen On windows and Sundays
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So we never see the darkest room
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But the heartfire is burning And I keep praying one day
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We will see the light of truth
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Row me down, row me down Monongahela River
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Water down the city's gloom
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Row your boat to the shore Monongahela River
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Isn't water anymore
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Some get put in prison Others put themselves in one
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Pittsburgh, you're the living proof
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