Laura Marling

^G there's a house over the river b ^C ut alas i cannot ^G swim
^G and a garden of such beauty that ^D the flowers seem to grin
^G there's a house over the river b ^C ut alas i cannot ^G swim
^G ill live my life regretting that ^D i never jumped i ^G n
^{C G C G C G G
G} there's a boy over the river wit ^C h short black cur ^G ly hair
^G he wants to be my lover and i wa ^D nt to be his peer
^G there's a boy over the river but ^C alas i cannot sw ^G im
^G i never will get to put my arms ^D around him ^{G
C G C G C G G
G} there's a life up by the river t ^C hat was meant for ^G me
^G instead i live my life in consta ^D nt misery
^G there's a life across the river ^C but i do not ^G see
^G why i should please those who'll ^D never b ^G e pleased
^{C G C G C G G
Em} there is gold across the river ^C but i dont wan ^Em t none
^Em there is gold across the river ^C but i dont wan ^G t none
^Em gold is fleeting, ^C gold is fickle, ^G gold is fun
^Em gold is fleeting, ^D gold is fickle, ^G gold is fun
^G there is gold across the river b ^C ut i dont want ^G none
^G i would rather be driving being held up ^C by a golden gun
^G saying work more, ^G earn more, ^C live more, ^G have more fun
^G saying work more, ^G earn more, ^C live more, ^G have more fun
^G saying work more, ^G earn more, ^C live more, ^G have more fun
To end the song strum each chords once in this order: GGCG