• Song:

    The Water

  • Artist:

    Johnnie Taylor

intro: 
C G C F
C G Am F

C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       FAll (133211@1)that I have is a river
    Am (x02210@1)              EThe (022100@1)river is always my home
      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)        FLord, (133211@1)take me away for I just cannot stay
        C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)         AmOr (x02210@1)I'll sink in my skin and my bones

C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)       FThe (133211@1)water sustains me without even trying
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)          AmThe (x02210@1)water can't drown me, I'm done
        F (133211@1)   CWith (x32010@1)my dyy...ing

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C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       FPlease (133211@1)help me build a small boat
    Am (x02210@1)              EOne (022100@1)that'll ride on the flow
      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)        FWhere (133211@1)the river runs deep, and the larger fish creep
        C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)         AmI'm (x02210@1)glad of what keeps me afloat

C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)       FThe (133211@1)water sustains me without even trying
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)          AmThe (x02210@1)water can't drown me, I'm done
        F (133211@1)   CWith (x32010@1)my dyy...ing

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C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       FNow (133211@1)deeper the water I sail
    Am (x02210@1)              EAnd (022100@1)faster the current I'm in
      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)        FSo (133211@1)wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
        C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)         AmThe (x02210@1)artist has run out of paint

C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)       FThe (133211@1)water sustains me without even trying
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)          AmThe (x02210@1)water can't drown me, I'm done
        F (133211@1)   CWith (x32010@1)my dyy...ing

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C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       FWhere (133211@1)the blue of the sea meets the sky
    Am (x02210@1)              EAnd (022100@1)the big yellow sun leads me home
      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)        FI'm (133211@1)everywhere now, the way is a vow
        C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)         AmTo (x02210@1)the wind of each breath by and by

C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)       FThe (133211@1)water sustains me without even trying
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)          AmThe (x02210@1)water can't drown me, I'm done
        F (133211@1)   CWith (x32010@1)my dyy...ing

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