D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Verse 1]

D        A/C#              G/D      D
Standing strong he let the old cogs run
G                A     D 
Winding down the river weirs 
D      A/C#           G/D    D 
Manual work that he'd always done 
  G            A    D 
Dependably for many years 
D             A/C#          G/D     D
Evening would come and he'd ramble along 
    G              A        D
The banks with his tools of trade 
D            A/C#      G/D   D
Boats sailed by as the reeds bow 
G               A         D 
Gently with the wash they made 


[Instrumental] x2

D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Verse 2]

D              A/C#         G/D      D
Passing by the cinema would take him home 
G           A          D 
Not since a child he'd been 
D               A/C#         G/D   D
But you'd never see him in a restaurant 
G            A        D
Only lived within his means 
D               A/C#       G/D    D
Happy though he was with a simple life 
G              A      D
Baffled seeing others dreams 
D            A/C#       G/D     D 
Only felt complete ever working on 
    G             A       D  
And living by the flowing stream 


[Instrumental] x2

D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Chorus]

       G   A       D        Em
So the sun shines above his town 
G          A      Bm
Welcoming another day 
        G     A     D     Em
And the still water rises up 
G         A         D
Even on a Christmas day 


[Instrumental] x2

D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Verse 2]

D         A/C#          G/D     D 
Everybody saw there was nothing like 
    G             A          D
The rainfall that came their way 
D                  A/C#      G/D        D
People close their doors and windows to try 
    G              A       D
And keep the water well at bay 
D          A/C#             G/D       D
Do we understand the simple things in life 
G             A       D
Heaven may be what we know 
D                A/C# G/D       D
Falling from the mill late that night 
G                  A        D
The waters finally took him home 


[Instrumental] x2

D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Chorus]

       G   A       D        Em
So the sun shines above his town 
G          A      Bm
Welcoming another day 
        G     A     D     Em
And the still water rises up 
G         A         D
Even on a Christmas day 


[Instrumental] x2

D, A/C#, G/D, D
G, A, D


[Ending]

D

Chords:
D    – x5777x
A/C# - x4765x
G/D  - x5578x
G    - 35543x
A    - 57765x
Em   - 022000
Bm   - x24432