Intro:
[G#m] [F#] [B] [C#] [G#m] x2
[C#m]
Well, you know you're gonna have to steal it,
[G#m]
if you want your cake and eat it, too
[C#m]
There is no one less believin'
[G#m] [F#]
than the guy who's been deceiving you
[C#m]
You got to pay the piper,
[G#m]
in the end you will be so much wiser
[F#] [G#m]
Got to use your best endeavor,
[E] [F#]
when you're kissing to be clever
[G#m] [F#]
'Cause it's a hard, hard lesson,
[B] [C#]
that you're gonna learn,
[G#m]
on the river of no return
[G#m] [F#]
You been burnin' all your bridges,
[B] [C#]
like a child with forty wishes,
[G#]
on the river of no return
[C#m]
Well, you got your finger, on the trigger,
[G#m]
it would help if you was-a bigger
[F#] [G#m]
Now, it's not easy,
[E] [F#]
I know, it's not easy
[G#m] [F#]
'Cause it's a hard, hard lesson,
[B] [C#]
that you're gonna learn,
[G#m]
on the river of no return
[G#m] [F#]
You been burnin' all your bridges,
[B] [C#]
like a child with forty wishes,
[G#m]
on the river of no return
Solo:
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[E] [B] [C#m] [Bb] [D#]
[C#m]
Yes, you have done your share of cheatin',
[G#m]
now you're gonna have to take a beatin'
[F#] [G#m]
You been acting like a sucker
[E] [F#]
Now, you're gonna have to suffer, yeah
[G#m] [F#]
'Cause it's a hard, hard lesson,
[B] [C#]
that you're gonna learn,
[G#m]
on the river of no return
[G#m] [F#]
You been burnin' all your bridges,
[B] [C#]
like a child with forty wishes,
[G#m]
on the river of no return
