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 tabbed by jon