Intro:
C G C F
C G Am F

Verse:
 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

Chorus:
    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

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)          FWhere (133211@1)the river runs deep
       Am (x02210@1)         FAnd (133211@1)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

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)         FThat (133211@1)each night brings the stars
        Am (x02210@1)         FAnd (133211@1)the song in my heart
      C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)         AmIs (x02210@1)a tune for the journeyman's tale

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

Bridge:
 E (022100@1)                          AmNow (x02210@1)the land that I knew is a dream
 E (022100@1)                                AmAnd (x02210@1)the line on the distance grows faint
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)       FSo (133211@1)wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
     C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)    FThe (133211@1)artist has run out of paint

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)        FI'm (133211@1)everywhere now
    Am (x02210@1)      FThe (133211@1)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

Outro:
Played like the chorus)
CG CF CG AmF Cx2 (x32010@1)