Fairport Convention - The man in the water

^AmThere's a man in the river ^AmPolicemen standing In a ^Gcircle, smoking Round the ^Amman ^AmMan in the water Who sees nothing but ^Gcircles ^C

Could have been a fisherman ^G Could have dived for pearls ^Am Could have found the answer in the watery world ^C Could have been a builder ^G Could have found the key ^Am Could have run with the river and then into the ^Csea ^{Dm G}

Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^{Dm G} Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^Am

^AmNo more questions ^AmJust the river's answer For the ^Gman in the water ^{Am Am}His wife at the window ^AmCursing the cameras And the ^Gman in the water ^C

Could have been a fisherman ^G Could have dived for pearls ^Am Could have found the answer in the watery world ^C Could have been a builder ^G Could have found the key ^Am Could have run with the river and then into the ^Csea ^{Dm G}

Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^{Dm G} Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^{Dm G} Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^{Dm G} Did he ^Emrun with the ^Friver? ^Am

Is there a light at the window ^{G G}A candle burning ^GA young girl turning In a ^Emheart gone ^Fcold ^{G C}

Could have been a fisherma^Gn...^Am. Dm G Em F Dm G Em F Dm G Em F Dm G Em F Am

^AmSome dark Sunday ^AmThe women walking ^GDown by the water ^{Am Am}They speak of a diary ^AmThe missing pages And the ^Gman ^C

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

Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver ^{Dm G} Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver ^{Dm G} Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver ^{Dm G} Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver ^{Dm G} Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver ^{Dm G} Go to ^Emrun with the ^Friver