I was ^Cmborn by the devil I was left here to die I was ^Fmheld up for ransom Under ^Gmcold summer skies

I was ^Cmtold not to love him I was told not to try I was ^Fmlonely the only 'Till he ^Gmsaid he'd be mine

He will ^Cmleave me for younger He will leave me to cry Cut the ^Fmknife a little deeper Count the ^Gmdays I survive

Yeah, it's ^Abwritten in the water Yeah, it's ^Fmeverywhere I go Tellin' ^Cmme that I should leave you Like I ^Bbdid two times before I'd be ^Abfine if I meant to And you'd ^Fmstill have had to roam Give me ^Cmone kiss for the road boy Now it's ^Bbtime I let you ^Cmgo

I will ^Cmrun to the river I will reach for the well Drown my ^Fmsorrows in someone And I ^Gmhope I leave this hell

I can't ^Cmlive for forgiveness I can't live with the lie I won't ^Fmbe what you wanted No I ^Gmwon't be what you'd like

Yeah, it's ^Abwritten in the water Yeah, it's ^Fmeverywhere I go Tellin' ^Cmme that I should leave you Like I ^Bbdid two times before I'd be ^Abfine if I meant to And you'd ^Fmstill have had to roam Give me ^Cmone kiss for the road boy Now it's ^Bbtime I let you ^Cmgo

Yeah, it's ^Abwritten in the water Yeah, it's ^Fmeverywhere I go Tellin' ^Cmme that I should leave you Like I ^Bbdid two times before I'd be ^Abfine if I meant to And you'd ^Fmstill have had to roam Give me ^Cmone kiss for the road boy Now it's ^Bbtime I let (you go)

Yeah, it's ^Abwritten in the water Yeah, it's ^Fmeverywhere I go Tellin' ^Cmme that I should leave you Like I ^Bbdid two times before I'd be ^Abfine if I meant to And you'd ^Fmstill have had to roam Give me ^Cmone kiss for the road boy Now it's ^Bbtime I let you ^Cmgo

Gin Wigmore - Written in the water