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[Intro]
B  E    B
[Verse]
I have seen you leave the shore at Dbmsunrise
I have Bfelt your oars as they Dbmglide
I have Bpoured you honey from the Abmmorning sun
Heard you Ecall to the other Abmside
I have Bcarried your voice aDbmlong the wind
I have Btumbled it on the Etide
I have Ebmlifted it as its Dbmsound grew dimE  
Swallowed it as it Abmdied
[Chorus]
You may Brow the boat forDbmever
BeBlieving you are Efree
You Ebmcannot cross the Dbmwater
You can Eonly row to BmeE  B  
[Verse]
I have seen you pause at Dbmmidday
Your Bhands all tired and Dbmsore
I have Bheard you curse yourAbmself for a fool
That you Ehad not progressed Abmmore
And I've Bheard you curse the Dbmwater
For Bkeeping you from the Eland
EbmEven as you Dbmreached for me
To Ecool your weary Abmhand
[Chorus]
You may Brow the boat forDbmever
There is Bnowhere I won't Ebe
You Ebmcannot cross the Dbmwater
You can Eonly row to BmeE  B  
[Verse]
I have seen you in the Dbmsunset
With a Bcompass in your Dbmhand
I have Bfelt you change diAbmrection
ETrying to reach the Abmland
And I've Bseen you looking Dbmhomeward
Ah, but Bsailor this water is Ewide
If you Ebmknew my voice, I would Dbmtell youE  
"Lay the oars aAbmside"
[Chorus]
For you'll Bturn the boat forDbmever
I am Bneither lake nor Esea
You Ebmcannot cross the Dbmwater
You can Eonly row to Bme
[Chorus]
You may row the boat forDbmever
There is Bnowhere I won't Ebe
You Ebmcannot cross the Dbmwater
You can Eonly row to Bme

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Crossing The Water

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

Abm

Ebm

[Intro]

B E B

[Verse]

Dbm

I have seen you leave the shore at sunrise

B Dbm

I have felt your oars as they glide

B Abm

I have poured you honey from the morning sun

E Abm

Heard you call to the other side

B Dbm

I have carried your voice along the wind

B E

I have tumbled it on the tide

Ebm Dbm E

I have lifted it as its sound grew dim

Abm

Swallowed it as it died

[Chorus]

B Dbm

You may row the boat forever

B E

Believing you are free

Ebm Dbm

You cannot cross the water

E B E B

You can only row to me

[Verse]

Dbm

I have seen you pause at midday

B Dbm

Your hands all tired and sore

B Abm

I have heard you curse yourself for a fool

E Abm

That you had not progressed more

B Dbm

And I've heard you curse the water

B E

For keeping you from the land

Ebm Dbm

Even as you reached for me

E Abm

To cool your weary hand

[Chorus]

B Dbm

You may row the boat forever

B E

There is nowhere I won't be

Ebm Dbm

You cannot cross the water

E B E B

You can only row to me

[Verse]

Dbm

I have seen you in the sunset

B Dbm

With a compass in your hand

B Abm

I have felt you change direction

E Abm

Trying to reach the land

B Dbm

And I've seen you looking homeward

B E

Ah, but sailor this water is wide

Ebm Dbm E

If you knew my voice, I would tell you

Abm

"Lay the oars aside"

[Chorus]

B Dbm

For you'll turn the boat forever

B E

I am neither lake nor sea

Ebm Dbm

You cannot cross the water

E B

You can only row to me

[Chorus]

Dbm

You may row the boat forever

B E

There is nowhere I won't be

Ebm Dbm

You cannot cross the water

E B

You can only row to me

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