Key of C, 3/4 time signature
C G C F C G Am Am F F
[Verse 1]
C G F F
All that I have is a river
Am Am E E
The river is always my home
C F Am F
Lord, take me away for I just cannot stay
C Dm F F
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones
[Chorus]
C G C F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F F C C C C
With my dy - ing
[Verse 2]
C G F F
Please help me build a small boat
Am Am E E
One that'll ride on the flow
C F Am F
Where the river runs deep, and the larger fish creep
C Dm F F
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat
[Chorus]
C G C F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F F C C C C
With my dy - ing
[Verse 3]
C G F F
Now deeper the water I sail
Am Am E E
And faster the current I'm in
C F Am F
But each night brings the stars and the light in my heart
C Dm F F
Is the tune for the journeyman’s tale
[Bridge]
C G C F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F F
With my dyy...ing
E E Am Am
Now the land that I knew is a dream
E E Am Am
And the line on distance grows faint
C Dm C Dm
So wide is my river the horizon a sliver
C G F F F F
The artist has run out of pa - a - aint
[Verse 4]
C G F F
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
Am Am E E
And the big yellow sun leads me home
C F Am F
I'm everywhere now, the way is a vow
C Dm F F
To the wind of each breath by and by
[Chorus]
C G C F
The water sustains me without even trying
C G Am Am
The water can't drown me, I'm done
F F C G C F C G Am Am F F C
With my dy - ing
