Key: C major
Intro 1
C
G
C
F
C
G
Am
Am
F
F
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
Am
F
For I just cannot stay
C
Dm
F
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones
Chorus 1
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 dy ing
C
C
C
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
Am
F
And the larger fish creep
C
Dm
F
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat
Chorus 2
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 dy ing
C
C
C
Verse 3
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
Dm
F
Is a tune for the journeyman's tale
Chorus 3
C
G
C
F
The water sustains me without even trying
C
G
Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
Bridge 1
E
Am
Now the land that I knew is a dream
E
Am
And the line on the distance grows faint
C
Dm
So wide is my river
C
Dm
The horizon a sliver
C
G
F
The artist has run out of paint
F
F
F
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
Am
F
The way is a vow
C
Dm
F
To the wind of each breath by and by
Chorus 4
C
G
C
F
The water sustains me without even trying
C
G
Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
Outro 1
C
G
C
F
(ing)
C
G
Am
Am
F
F
C
G
C
F
C
G
Am
Am
F
F
C
C
C
C
C
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