Johnny Flynn - The Water

this is a lovely duet with laura marling from johnny’s new album ’been listening’ .

intro : C G C F
C G Am F

verse :
C G F
all that i have is a river
Am E
the river is always my home
C F Am F
lord , take me away for i just cannot stay
C G Am
or i’ll sink in my skin and my bones

( all other verses use same chords )

chorus :
C G C F
the water sustains me without even trying
C G Am
the water can’t drown me , i’m done
F C
with my dyy . . . ing

please help me build a small boat
one that’ll ride on the flow
where the river runs deep , and the larger fish creep
i’m glad of what keeps me afloat

the water sustains me without even trying
the water can’t drown me , i’m done
with my dying

now deeper the water i sail
and faster the current i’m in
so wide is my river , the horizon a sliver
the artist has run out of paint

the water sustains me without even trying
the water can’t drown me , i’m done
with my dying

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 breath by and by

the water sustains me without even trying
the water can’t drown me , i’m done
with my dying

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