Washing Of The Water Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

River, river, carry me on

C

Living river, carry me on

C

River, river, carry me on

F C

To the place where I come from

A♯ C C

Verse

So deep, so wide, will you take me on your back for a ride

C F/D C/E F C

If I should fall, would you swallow me deep inside

C G/B Am F C

River, show me how to float, I feel like I'm sinking down

C F/D G/B C F C

Thought that I could get along

Am/C C Em/B G/B F C

Chorus

But here in this water, my feet won't touch the ground

C Am/F D/F♯ F7M G Dm/G C

I need something to turn myself around

C Am/F D/F♯ F7M G Dm/G C

Verse

Going away, away toward the sea

River deep, can you lift up and carry me

Oh roll on through the heartland

'Til the sun has left the sky

River, river, carry me high

Chorus

'Til the washing of the water, make it all alright

Let your waters reach me, like she reached me tonight

Bridge

Letting go, it's so hard, the way it's hurting now

Am C/G F7M

To get this love untied

D/F♯ E/G♯ Am

So tough to stay with this thing, cos if I follow through

C/G F7M

I face what I denied

D/F♯ E/G♯ Am

I'll get those hooks out of me

C/G

And I'll take out the hooks that I sunk deep in your side

F7M D/F♯ E/G♯ Am

Kill that fear of emptiness, that loneliness I hide

C/G F7M C

Chorus

River, oh river, river running deep

Bring me something that will let me get to sleep

In the washing of the water will you take it all away

Bring me something to take this pain away