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The Water

Johnny Flynn
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
All  that I have  is a river
 The river  is always my  home
 Lord, take  me away  for I just  cannot stay
 Or I'll sink  in my skin  and my bones
 (All other verses use same chords)
 The water  sustains  me without  even trying
 The water  can't drown  me, I'm done
 With my dyy...ing
 Please help me build a small boat
 One that'll ride on the flow
 Where the river runs deep, and the larger fish creep
 I'm glad of what keeps me afloat
 The water sustains me without even trying
 The water can't drown me, I'm done
 With my dying
 Now deeper the water I sail
 And faster the current I'm in
 So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
 The artist has run out of paint
 The water sustains me without even trying
 The water can't drown me, I'm done
 With my dying
 Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
 And the big yellow sun leads me home
 I'm everywhere now, the way is a vow
 To the wind of each breath by and by
 The water sustains me without even trying
 The water can't drown me, I'm done
 With my dying

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Readable chord sheet for The Water by Johnny Flynn

[C] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]

[C]All that I [G]have is a [F]river
The [Am]river is always my[E] home
Lord, [C]take me aw[F]ay for I [Am]just cannot [F]stay
Or I'll [C]sink in my [G]skin and my [Am]bones

(All other verses use same chords)

The [C]water sus[G]tains me wit[C]hout even [F]trying
The [C]water can't d[G]rown me, I'm [Am]done
With my [F]dyy...[C]ing

Please help me build a small boat
One that'll ride on the flow
Where the river runs deep, and the larger fish creep
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

Now deeper the water I sail
And faster the current I'm in
So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
The artist has run out of paint

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the big yellow sun leads me home
I'm everywhere now, the way is a vow
To the wind of each breath by and by

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

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