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Runnin Water

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[Intro]
C# B F# C#
C# B F# C#
[Verse 1]
You know C#everything always gonna go your Bway
But that's F#okay, that's fine, that's alC#right
DC#o the bits you can, work a little harder eaBch day
To pull your oF#wn weight, and do whats rC#ight
[Chorus]
'Cause you can't sC#top runnin' wG#mater
You can't F#turn back the lens of tC#ime
The sky's not bC#lue, rain is faG#mllin'
F#Take it as it comes and ease your woC#oden mind
[Instrumental]
C# B F# C#
[Verse 2]
You gotta C#lighten up, you know, sometimes as only hBeaven knows
Yep, it's gF#onna go the way you C#planned
You're C#never gonna make it if you're swimming upstream, there's Bno way
To find eF#verything you gotta underC#stand
[Chorus]
'Cause you can't sC#top runnin' wG#mater
You can't F#turn back the lens of tC#ime
The sky's not bC#lue, rain is faG#mllin'
F#Take it as it comes and ease your woodC#en mind
[Instrumental]
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#
[Chorus]
you can't stC#op runnin' waG#mter
You can't F#turn back the lens of tC#ime
The sky's not bC#lue, rain is faG#mllin'
F#Take it as it comes and ease your woC#oden mind
[Solo/Outro]
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#
C# G#m F# C#

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Runnin Water

by Shawn Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

C# B F# C#

[Verse 1]

C# B

You know everything always gonna go your way

F# C#

But that's okay, that's fine, that's alright

C# B

Do the bits you can, work a little harder each day

F# C#

To pull your own weight, and do whats right

[Chorus]

C# G#m

'Cause you can't stop runnin' water

F# C#

You can't turn back the lens of time

C# G#m

The sky's not blue, rain is fallin'

F# C#

Take it as it comes and ease your wooden mind

[Instrumental]

C# B F# C#

[Verse 2]

C# B

You gotta lighten up, you know, sometimes as only heaven knows

F# C#

Yep, it's gonna go the way you planned

C# B

You're never gonna make it if you're swimming upstream, there's no way

F# C#

To find everything you gotta understand

[Chorus]

C# G#m

'Cause you can't stop runnin' water

F# C#

You can't turn back the lens of time

C# G#m

The sky's not blue, rain is fallin'

F# C#

Take it as it comes and ease your wooden mind

[Instrumental]

C# G#m F# C#

[Chorus]

C# G#m

you can't stop runnin' water

F# C#

You can't turn back the lens of time

C# G#m

The sky's not blue, rain is fallin'

F# C#

Take it as it comes and ease your wooden mind

[Solo/Outro]

C# G#m F# C#

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