Intro: Am Am G F E Annan water, you loom so deep and wide Am G F E I would cross over if you would stem the tide Am G F E Build a boat that I might ford the other side Am G F E Am To reach the farthest shore where my true love lies in wait for me F E Am In wait for me F E Am In wait for me F E Am In wait for me G F E O grey river, your waters ramble wild Am G F E The horses shiver and bite against the bridle Am G F E But I will cross if mine own horse is pulled from me Am G F E Am Though my mother cries that if I try, I sure will drowned be F E Am Will drowned be F E Am Will drowned be F E Am A Will drowned be D Dm A F#m If you calm and let me pass D E A A7 You may render me a wreck when I come back D Dm A F#m So calm your waves and slow the churn D E Am And you may have my precious bones on my return [Interlude: Am G F E (x2)] Am G F E Annan Water, O hear my true love's call Am G F E Here her holler above your water's pall Am G F E God that I could, that my two arms could give me wing Am G F E Am And I would cross your breadth and rest my breast about her amber ring F E Am Her amber ring F E Am Her amber ring F E Am A Her amber ring D Dm A F#m But if you calm and let me pass D E A A7 You may render me a wreck when I come back D Dm A F#m So calm your waves and slow the churn D E And you may have my precious bones on my Dm On my return
