The Man In The Water chords by Fairport Convention

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Dm G  Em F
Dm G  Em F  Am

Verse:
Am
There's a man in the river
Am
Policemen standing
   G
In a circle, smoking
     Am
Round the man
Am
Man in the water
           G     C
Who sees nothing but circles

Verse:
               G
Could have been a fisherman
               Am
Could have dived for pearls
                         C
Could have found the answer in the watery world
              G
Could have been a builder
             Am
Could have found the key
                        C  Dm G
Could have run with the river and then into the sea

Chorus:
    Em      F    Dm G
Did he run with the river?
    Em      F    Am
Did he run with the river?

Verse:
Am
No more questions
Am
Just the river's answer
    G         Am
For the man in the water
Am
His wife at the window
Am
Cursing the cameras
    G          C
And the man in the water

Verse:
               G
Could have been a fisherman
               Am
Could have dived for pearls
                         C
Could have found the answer in the watery world
              G
Could have been a builder
             Am
Could have found the key
                        C  Dm G
Could have run with the river and then into the sea

Chorus:
    Em      F    Dm G
Did he run with the river?
    Em      F    Dm G
Did he run with the river?
    Em      F    Dm G
Did he run with the river?
    Em      F    Am
Did he run with the river?

Bridge:
                G
Is there a light at the window
G
A candle burning
G
A young girl turning
   Em     F   G C
In a heart gone cold

Instrumental:
             G  Am
Could have been a fisherman....

Dm G  Em F
Dm G  Em F
Dm G  Em F
Dm G  Em F  Am


Verse:
Am
Some dark Sunday
Am
The women walking
G         Am
Down by the water
Am
They speak of a diary
Am
The missing pages
    G   C
And the man

Verse:
               G
Could have been a fisherman
               Am
Could have dived for pearls
                         C
Could have found the answer in the watery world
              G
Could have been a builder
             F
Could have found the key
                             Dm G
And the way I feel tonight, suppose it could have been me


Chorus:
   Em      F   Dm G
Go to run with the river
   Em      F   Dm G
Go to run with the river
   Em      F   Dm G
Go to run with the river
   Em      F   Dm G
Go to run with the river
   Em      F   Dm G
Go to run with the river
   Em      F
Go to run with the river