The Water
Verse 1
C G F
All that I have is a river
Am E
The river is always my home
C F
Lord, take me away
C F
For I just cannot stay
C G F
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones
Chorus
C G Am F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F C
With my dying
Verse 2
C G F
Please help me build a small boat
Am E
One that'll ride on the flow
C F
Where the river runs deep
C F
And the larger fish creep
C G F
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat
Chorus
C G Am F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am
The water can’t drown me, I’m done
F C
With my dying
Verse 3
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C G F
Now deeper the water I sail
Am E
And faster the current I'm in
C F
But each night brings the stars
C F
And the song in my heart
C G F
Is a tune for the Journeyman's tale
Chorus
C G Am F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am
The water can’t drown me, I'm done
Am
With my dying
Bridge
Em F
Now the land that I knew is a dream
Em F
And the light in the distance grows faint
C F
So wide is my river
C F
The horizon a sliver
C G Am F
The artist has run out of pain
Verse 4
C G F
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
Am E
And the big yellow sun leads me home
C F
I'm everywhere now
C F
The way is a vow
C G F
To the wind of each breath by and by
Chorus
C G Am F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F C
With my dying.
