Chords for The Seekers The Water Is Wide 1964
Tempo:
92.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] The water is wide, [C] I can't [G] cross over, Nor do [Em] I [C] have light wings [D] to fly.
Build me [Bm] a boat that can [Em] carry two, [C] And [G] both shall [D] row, my [G] love and I.
A ship there
[C] is, and [G] sails the sea, She's [Em] loaded deep, [C] as [D] deep can be,
But [Bm] not so deep as the love [Em] I'm in, [C] And I [G] know not how
[D] I sink [G] or swim.
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Bm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [G] [Am]
[D] [G]
When love is young,
[C] and love [G] is fine, It's like [Em] a gem [C] when first [D] it's new.
But [C] love [Bm] grows old, and [Em] waxes cold, [C] And [Am] fades away
[D] like the [G] morning dew.
The water is
[C] wide, I [G] can't cross over, Nor do [Em] I [C] have [Am] light [G] wings [D] to fly.
Build me [Bm] a boat that can [G] [Em] carry two, [C] And both [Am] shall [G]
row, [D] my love and [G]
I.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] The water is wide, [C] I can't [G] cross over, Nor do [Em] I [C] have light wings [D] to fly.
Build me [Bm] a boat that can [Em] carry two, [C] And [G] both shall [D] row, my [G] love and I.
A ship there
[C] is, and [G] sails the sea, She's [Em] loaded deep, [C] as [D] deep can be,
But [Bm] not so deep as the love [Em] I'm in, [C] And I [G] know not how
[D] I sink [G] or swim.
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Bm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [G] [Am]
[D] [G]
When love is young,
[C] and love [G] is fine, It's like [Em] a gem [C] when first [D] it's new.
But [C] love [Bm] grows old, and [Em] waxes cold, [C] And [Am] fades away
[D] like the [G] morning dew.
The water is
[C] wide, I [G] can't cross over, Nor do [Em] I [C] have [Am] light [G] wings [D] to fly.
Build me [Bm] a boat that can [G] [Em] carry two, [C] And both [Am] shall [G]
row, [D] my love and [G]
I.
[C] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am]
[G] The _ water is _ wide, [C] _ I can't [G] cross _ over, _ Nor do [Em] I _ _ [C] have light wings [D] to _ fly.
_ Build me [Bm] a _ _ boat that can [Em] carry two, _ [C] _ And [G] both shall _ [D] row, _ my [G] love and _ _ I.
A ship there _
_ [C] is, and [G] sails the sea, _ _ She's [Em] loaded _ deep, [C] _ as [D] deep can _ be,
_ But [Bm] not so _ deep _ as the love [Em] I'm _ in, [C] _ And I [G] know not how _
[D] _ _ I sink [G] or swim. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ When love is young, _
_ [C] _ and love [G] is fine, _ _ _ It's like [Em] a gem _ [C] when _ first [D] it's new. _
_ But [C] love [Bm] grows _ _ old, and [Em] waxes cold, _ [C] _ And [Am] fades away _
[D] _ like the [G] morning dew. _
_ The water is _ _
_ [C] wide, I [G] can't cross _ _ over, Nor do [Em] I _ _ [C] have [Am] light [G] wings [D] to _ fly.
_ Build me [Bm] a _ _ boat that can [G] [Em] carry two, _ _ [C] And both [Am] shall _ [G]
row, _ [D] my love and [G] _
I.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am]
[G] The _ water is _ wide, [C] _ I can't [G] cross _ over, _ Nor do [Em] I _ _ [C] have light wings [D] to _ fly.
_ Build me [Bm] a _ _ boat that can [Em] carry two, _ [C] _ And [G] both shall _ [D] row, _ my [G] love and _ _ I.
A ship there _
_ [C] is, and [G] sails the sea, _ _ She's [Em] loaded _ deep, [C] _ as [D] deep can _ be,
_ But [Bm] not so _ deep _ as the love [Em] I'm _ in, [C] _ And I [G] know not how _
[D] _ _ I sink [G] or swim. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ When love is young, _
_ [C] _ and love [G] is fine, _ _ _ It's like [Em] a gem _ [C] when _ first [D] it's new. _
_ But [C] love [Bm] grows _ _ old, and [Em] waxes cold, _ [C] _ And [Am] fades away _
[D] _ like the [G] morning dew. _
_ The water is _ _
_ [C] wide, I [G] can't cross _ _ over, Nor do [Em] I _ _ [C] have [Am] light [G] wings [D] to _ fly.
_ Build me [Bm] a _ _ boat that can [G] [Em] carry two, _ _ [C] And both [Am] shall _ [G]
row, _ [D] my love and [G] _
I.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _