[Verse] A E D D - F#m F#m C# C#
All that I have is a river - … A D F#m D
The river is always my home - … A Bm D D
Lord, take me away - For I just cannot stay
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones
[Hook] A E A D - A E F#m F#m - D D (A A A A)
The water sustains me - Without even trying
The water can't drown me - I'm done
With my (dy-y-ing) [Intro
Hook] ()
Please help me build a small boat - … ╔════════╗
One that will ride on the flow - … ║ Johnny ║
Where the river runs deep ║ Flynn ║
And the larger fish creep ╚════════╝
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat [Hook]
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Now deeper the water I sail - … ║ The Water ║
And faster the current I'm in - … ╚═══════════╝
That each night brings the stars
And the song in my heart [Hook] ()
Is a tune for the journeyman's tale (dying)
[Bridge] (C# C# F#m F#m x2) - A Bm A Bm - A E D D
Now the land that I knew is a dream - … D D
And the line on the distance grows faint - …
So wide is my river - The horizon a sliver ╔═══╗
The artist has run out of pai-ai-aint ║ ¾ ║
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Where the blue of the sea meets the sky - …
And the big yellow sun leads me home - …
I'm everywhere now - The way is a vow
To the wind of each [Hook] ()
breath by and by [Outro - Hook] (/…) (x2)