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