The Water

Intro: C G C F C G Am F C G F All that I have is a river Am E The river is always my home C F Lord, take me away Am F For I just cannot stay C G Am Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones C G C F The water sustains me without even trying C G Am The water can't drown me, I'm done F C With my dyyyyying 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 Am F And the larger fish creep C G Am I'm glad of what keeps me afloat C G C F The water sustains me without even trying C G Am The water can't drown me, I'm done F C With my dyyyyying C G F Now deeper the water I sail Am E And faster the current I'm in C F That each night brings the stars Am F And the song in my heart C G Am Is a tune for the Journeyman's tale C G C F The water sustains me without even trying C G Am The water can't drown me, I'm done F C With my dyyyyying E Am Now the land that I knew is a dream E Am And the line on the distance grows faint C F C F So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver C F Am F The artist has run out of paint 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 Am F The way is a vow C G Am To the wind of each breath by and by C G C F The water sustains me without even trying C G Am The water can't drown me, I'm done F C With my dyyyyying