On The Water chords by Great Lake Swimmers

[Verse 1]
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I was on the water when it began to heave
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And at the fight my words were strong
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But I would not have imagined that they'd stop making patterns
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It's caps of white, raised and broke I fasten to the boat


[Verse 2]
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The panic overtook me and the fear I held within
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I drew a breath and I tried to find the courage
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To stand the troubled trip. What have I gotten myself into?
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I silently wondered, I silently asked

[Verse 3]
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I thought of my family and thought of my love
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I thought of my maker and what might be above
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And the cabin in the woods that I have not yet built
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Many other things that I hold dear in this world


[Verse 4]
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I rode through the turmoil and rode through the strife
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I held to my words and I clumped to my life
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And then when my vision began to blur
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This is what I saw and the thought that had occurred


[Verse 5]
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I saw every fish swimming fast beside me
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And all kinds of leafs from all different trees
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And all of the insects that circle on the earth
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Birds and land animals are reaching towards birth


[Verse 6]
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And I saw my body on a body of water
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And I could see that we were the same
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Roaring and reckless, invulnerable
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Emotion and swinging and predisposed to changing


[Verse 7]
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When I open my eyes vision respell
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I picked up my oars and I kissed the coldness
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With stronger arms I silently swept
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