Verse 1
A 
When I'm on a boat 
  A 
I float - I know I can never drown 
  A              G 
I see underwater and 
    D                A    
The wind is the only sound 
 
Pre-Chorus
D 
Take your hand when I go under 
    E 
I'm under and above 
D 
Take your hand when I go under 
    C#m              B 
I'm under and above 
 
Chorus
       A 
On the river 
     
I'm floating in 
     A 
Underwater 
                    D   
I'm diving into the ocean 
                       A 
A thousand black water lilies 
       A 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     B 
Underwater 
    C#m             D 
I'm diving into the ocean 
  E                   D        A 
A thousand black water lilies 
 
Black water lilies 
 
Verse 2
A 
Arms are reaching forwards 
   A 
My arms - I can see no more 
   A                  G 
We dance as we float around 
   D                     A 
We head towards the ocean floor 
 
Pre-Chorus
D 
Take your hand when I go under 
    E 
I'm under and above 
D 
Take your hand when I go under 
    C#m              B 
I'm under and above 
 
Chorus
       A 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     A 
Underwater 
                    D 
I'm diving into the ocean 
                       A 
A thousand black water lilies 
       A 
On the river 
 
I'm floating in 
     B 
Underwater 
    C#m             D 
I'm diving into the ocean 
  E                   D  
A thousand black water lilies 
 
Outro
B C#m  D 
   I am warm 
E       B 
Floating down 
  C#m  D     E 
I am reborn 
 
D A