[Verse 1]
 Am     Dm          Am
Carry me down to the water, Oh
   Am      Dm        E
Carry me down to the sea
   Am      Dm         Am
Dowse my skirts in the water, Oh
    Am             E     Am
And cut the red sun from me


[Verse 2]
 Am        Dm        Am
Wrap me in flaxen and wool, Oh
 Am        Dm    E
Wrap me up in white
 Am     Dm            Am
Take me down to the water, Oh
 Am                E       Am
When the day has bled to night


[Verse 3]
 Am        Dm          Am
Give me my sickle and broom, Oh
 Am        Dm            Am
And tie my hands to the stake
 Am      Dm           Am
Sally me down to the river, Oh
 Am                  E        Am
And take what you're eager to take


[Bridge]
 Am                                G   Am
Burn me and beat me and hold back my arms
Am                      Dm         E
Still the sun hides its face from me
     Am        G        F     E
And when the summer is gone, Oh
            Am         E          Am
I'll come flying back out of the sea

  Am                  G    Am
Drown me down in the cold tide, Oh
 Am                    Dm      E
Hold back my hair from the waves
     Am     G          F     E
And when I breathe my last, Oh
         Am               E         Am
Bless my bones in their greenwater grave


[Reprise]
 Am     Dm          Am
Carry me down to the water, Oh
   Am      Dm        E
Carry me down to the sea
   Am      Dm         Am
Dowse my skirts in the water, Oh
    Am             E     Am
And cut the red sun from me

 Am     Dm          Am
Carry me down to the water, Oh
   Am      Dm        E
Carry me down to the sea
   Am      Dm         Am
Dowse my skirts in the water, Oh
    Am             E     Am
And cut the red sun from me


[Tag]
      Am           E       Am
I say cut the red sun from me. Children!

Cut the red sun… from… me.