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Standard Tuning, Capo 4
[Intro](hammer-on/pull-off 3rd finger)
D
[Verse]
DMy friend, my friend, you are traveling
DSo many secrets are unraveling
ASome other picture's coming Ginto view
DI seen the water washing over you
Dand the water's speaking now, it speaks your name
DI hear it talking to me sometimes when it rains
ATelling me a story of Gjoy or pain
But I've got Dno regrets baby, I've got no shame
[Chorus]
'Cause we are Gwater
We flow and Dflow
I feel you Gpouring through
Every inch Dof my soul and
I really must Atell you this
Baby, before Bmyou go
We are Gwater
We flow and Dflow
DI am a river baby, I've got plenty of time
DI don't know where I'm going I'm just following the lines
AThere's just no telling where this Griver will flow
I got no Dchoice in the matter, baby,
DI just go where it goes
DI'm making my bed tonight right under this cloud
DSometimes the lightening's so frightening
DSometimes the thunder's so loud
AStill, I know this tide is always Gkissing my heels
DSomeimes I think I'm drowning in all these things that I feel
[Chorus]
DOut on the beach today, I did not find
DOne single footstep that we left behind
ASo I went swimming in the Gdeep blue sea
and I could Dfeel that water all around me
[Chorus]
?We are Awater
We flow and Bmflow
GWe flow and Dflow

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We Are Water

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning, Capo 4

[Intro](hammer-on/pull-off 3rd finger)

[Verse]

My friend, my friend, you are traveling

So many secrets are unraveling

A G

Some other picture's coming into view

I seen the water washing over you

and the water's speaking now, it speaks your name

I hear it talking to me sometimes when it rains

A G

Telling me a story of joy or pain

But I've got no regrets baby, I've got no shame

[Chorus]

'Cause we are water

We flow and flow

I feel you pouring through

Every inch of my soul and

I really must tell you this

Baby, before you go

We are water

We flow and flow

I am a river baby, I've got plenty of time

I don't know where I'm going I'm just following the lines

A G

There's just no telling where this river will flow

I got no choice in the matter, baby,

I just go where it goes

I'm making my bed tonight right under this cloud

Sometimes the lightening's so frightening

Sometimes the thunder's so loud

A G

Still, I know this tide is always kissing my heels

Someimes I think I'm drowning in all these things that I feel

[Chorus]

Out on the beach today, I did not find

One single footstep that we left behind

A G

So I went swimming in the deep blue sea

and I could feel that water all around me

[Chorus]

?We are water

We flow and flow

G D

We flow and flow

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