THE WATER
by Amy Grant
(from her Greatest Hits 1986-2004 album)
Intro: E B C#m A (x2)
[E]Quicksand, [B]my heart is sinking
[C#m]I try to run but I [A]cant stop thinking
[E]Im climbin walls, [B]Im on the ceilin
[C#m]Its gonna take a [A]miracle to heal me [E B C#m A]
[E]Im starin down [B]into the quarry
[C#m]I see a stone for [A]every sorry
[E]Im on the edge, [B]Im goin under and
[C#m]After I die Im gonna [A]rise from the water [E B C#m A]
I wanna [E]blast off,
Let gravity [B]disappear
Im tired of [C#m]fallin, fallin, fallin
From the [A]weight of fear
Come and lift [E]me up
Into the [B]clean and clear
Im [C#m]waitin on you Jesus in the [A]water here
So [C]come and [D]wash me clean [E B C#m A]
[E]The sky is red, theres [B]blood on my hands
[C#m]I cant deny, Im [A]guilty where I stand
[E]The verdicts in, I [B]hear them shoutin
[C#m]Send me a river to [A]drown this mountain [E B C#m A]
(Repeat Chorus)
[C#m A E B] repeat
Wash me clean...
Let it wash me, let is wash me, let it wash me clean
(Repeat Chorus)
[E B C#m A]
Let it wash me, let it wash me, let it wash me clean
(*Tabbed by zoeblue26)