Fairport Convention - Clear water

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I want clear water from here to the horizon

N.C.

I want some calm seas for the journey still ahead

N.C.

Fair weather as we head for the skyline

N.C.

A clear sky in the morning and every sunset red

I want ^Fclear ^Cwater as we ^Gsail out to the ^Amhead ^FAll I want to ^Emhear is the ^Dmripple from the ^Gbow ^FLet us be at ^Cease now and ^Gknow our true po^Amsition Like a ^Fcompass to the ^Cstar, like a ^Gteam hooked to the ^Cplough

And ^Fas for all the history, it's ^Embest it's left unwritten ^DmFew would be^Clieve if we ^Dmtold all we have ^Gseen ^FComedy and ^Ctragedy have ^Gcome along un^Ambidden They ^Fare the port and ^Cstarboard that we ^Gsail in be^Ctween

I want ^Fclear ^Cwater for ^Geach new desti^Amnation And ^Fif the storm should ^Embreak we will ^Dmtake it in our ^Gstride We ^Frode out the ^Ctempest when the ^Gclouded stars were ^Amhidden And the ^Frising of the ^Cmoon proved to ^Gbe a fickle ^Cguide

And ^Fif we hear the timbers creak, ^Emwe'll be give and take ^DmVoices from out^Cside, we ^Dmknow our craft is ^Gstrong As ^Flong as we can ^Cspeak without ^Graising our ^Amvoices The ^Fmusic of the ^Cstorm is in the ^Gguarding of the ^Csong

At night upon the deck I want to ^Gfeel the salty spray Like ^Fwarm tears on my face for the ^Gpassing of the day I ^Fwatch the wheeling star 'til the ^Emlight breaks in the east ^DmMay the journey never end, ^Glet us be at peace

I want ^Fclear ^Cwater from ^Ghere to the ho^Amrizon ^FMaybe scarred and ^Emfeathered, but ^Dmwho'd say we were ^Gwrong The ^Fjourney not the ^Cgoal was the ^Gonly thing that ^Ammattered While the ^Fwounds you thought had ^Chealed can still be ^Gopened by a ^Csong

I want ^Fclear ^Cwater from ^Ghere to the ho^Amrizon I want some ^Fcalm ^Emseas for the ^Dmjourney still a^Ghead ^FFair ^Cweather as we ^Ghead for the ^Amskyline ^FClear sky in the ^Cmorning and ^Gevery sunset ^Cred A ^Fclear sky in the ^Cmorning and ^Gevery sunset ^Cred