The Water Chords
by Johnny Flynn
The Water by Johnny Flynn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G C F
C G Am F
C G F
All that I have is a river
Am E
The river is always my home
C F
Lord, take me away
Am F
For I just cannot stay
C G Am
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones
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 dyyyyying
C G F
Please help me build a small boat
Am E
One that'll ride on the flow
C F
Where the river runs deep
Am F
And the larger fish creep
C G Am
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat
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 dyyyyying
C G F
Now deeper the water I sail
Am E
And faster the current I'm in
C F
That each night brings the stars
Am F
And the song in my heart
C G Am
Is a tune for the Journeyman's tale
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 dyyyyying
E Am
Now the land that I knew is a dream
E Am
And the line on the distance grows faint
C F C F
So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
C F Am F
The artist has run out of paint
C G F
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
Am E
And the big yellow sun leads me home
C F
I’m everywhere now
Am F
The way is a vow
C G Am
To the wind of each breath by and by
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 dyyyyying