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Version 1This 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 Dm 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 The water can't drown me, I'm done F C With my dyy...ing [Verse] C G F Please help me build a small boat Am 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 I'm glad of what keeps me afloat [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 [Verse] C G F Now deeper the water I sail Am E And faster the current I'm in C F But each night brings the stars Am F And the song in my heart C Dm F Is a tune for the journeyman's tale [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 With my dyy...ing [Bridge] E Am Now the land that I knew is a dream E Am And the line on the distance grows faint C Dm C Dm So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver C G F The artist has run out of paint [Verse] C G F Where the blue of the sea meets the sky Am 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 To the wind of each breath by and by [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