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Only Water
Brandon Heath
DThere's a shadow coming
as the Asky goes black
It's a Gstubborn rain
on a Nebraska plain
DThere's a farmer standing
on a Athirsty ground
He Gholds his breath
This is life or death
It's Gonly AwaterD  
Chorus
And it wBmashes over Gme
Like a sBmingle river stoGne
        m                              G                   Em7  
Changes everything but has no power on its own
It's Gonly wAaterD  
There's a winding canyon
Where a mountain stood
Miles of earth and clay
Carried far away
But there's something holy
In these cathedral walls
They took a lot of years
And a lot of tears
It's only water
CHORUS
There once was a wedding
All the wine was gone
They said He's just a man
That's where it all began
It was only water

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Only Water

by Brandon Heath

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Em7

Only Water

Brandon Heath

There's a shadow coming

as the sky goes black

It's a stubborn rain

on a Nebraska plain

There's a farmer standing

on a thirsty ground

He holds his breath

This is life or death

G A D

It's only water

Chorus

Bm G

And it washes over me

Bm G

Like a single river stone

G Em7

Changes everything but has no power on its own

G A D

It's only water

There's a winding canyon

Where a mountain stood

Miles of earth and clay

Carried far away

But there's something holy

In these cathedral walls

They took a lot of years

And a lot of tears

It's only water

CHORUS

There once was a wedding

All the wine was gone

They said He's just a man

That's where it all began

It was only water

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