Chords for The Water Is Wide ~ James Taylor
Tempo:
153.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [C]
[G] The water is [F]
wide, [C] [G] I can't [F] cross over
And neither [Dm]
have [Bb] I wings to [F] fly
[C] Build me a [Am]
boat [C] [Eb] that can [Bb] carry [Am] two
[Gm] And both [Am] shall row, [C]
[G] my love and I
[F]
There [C] is a [F] ship [Bb] and she sails the [F] sea
[Gm] [F]
She's loaded [Dm]
deep, [Bb] [Gm] as deep can be
[C] But not so [Am]
deep [Cm]
as the [F] love [Bb] I [F]
miss
[Gm] I know [Am] not how [G]
I sink [Bb] or [F]
swim
[Bb]
Love [C] is [F]
[Bb] handsome and love [F] is [F] fine
The [C] sweetest [Dm] flower, [Bb] [Gm] when first it's [C] new
But love [Am] grows [Cm] old and waxes [Bb] [F] cold
[Gm] And fades [Am]
away [Gm] like summer [Dm] dew
[C] [Bb] Build
[F] [G] [F]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] me a [Am]
boat [Cm] that can [C] carry [Bb] two
[F]
[Gm] And both shall [Am] row, [G]
my [Cm] love [D] and I
[C] [Bb] And both [Am] shall [C] row, my love and [F]
I
[G]
[G] The water is [F]
wide, [C] [G] I can't [F] cross over
And neither [Dm]
have [Bb] I wings to [F] fly
[C] Build me a [Am]
boat [C] [Eb] that can [Bb] carry [Am] two
[Gm] And both [Am] shall row, [C]
[G] my love and I
[F]
There [C] is a [F] ship [Bb] and she sails the [F] sea
[Gm] [F]
She's loaded [Dm]
deep, [Bb] [Gm] as deep can be
[C] But not so [Am]
deep [Cm]
as the [F] love [Bb] I [F]
miss
[Gm] I know [Am] not how [G]
I sink [Bb] or [F]
swim
[Bb]
Love [C] is [F]
[Bb] handsome and love [F] is [F] fine
The [C] sweetest [Dm] flower, [Bb] [Gm] when first it's [C] new
But love [Am] grows [Cm] old and waxes [Bb] [F] cold
[Gm] And fades [Am]
away [Gm] like summer [Dm] dew
[C] [Bb] Build
[F] [G] [F]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] me a [Am]
boat [Cm] that can [C] carry [Bb] two
[F]
[Gm] And both shall [Am] row, [G]
my [Cm] love [D] and I
[C] [Bb] And both [Am] shall [C] row, my love and [F]
I
[G]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Am
Gm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ The water is [F] _ _
wide, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I can't [F] cross _ over _ _ _
_ _ And neither [Dm] _ _
have _ _ [Bb] _ _ I wings to [F] _ _ _ fly
_ [C] _ _ Build me a [Am] _
boat _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] that can [Bb] carry _ [Am] two _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ And both [Am] shall _ _ row, _ [C] _
_ _ [G] my love and _ _ _ _ I
_ [F] _ _
There [C] is a [F] _ _ ship _ [Bb] and _ _ she sails the [F] _ sea
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
She's _ loaded [Dm] _ _ _
deep, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] as deep can _ _ _ be _
[C] _ _ _ But not so [Am] _
deep _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
as the [F] _ love [Bb] I _ _ [F] _
miss
[Gm] _ _ _ I know [Am] not how _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I sink [Bb] or [F] _ _
swim
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Love [C] is [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] handsome _ _ and love [F] is _ [F] fine _ _ _ _ _
The [C] sweetest [Dm] _ _ flower, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] when first it's [C] _ new _ _ _ _
But love [Am] grows _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] old _ and waxes [Bb] _ _ [F] cold _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ And fades [Am] _
_ away _ _ [Gm] like _ _ summer [Dm] _ dew _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Build _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] me a [Am] _ _
_ _ boat [Cm] _ that can [C] carry [Bb] _ two
_ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ And both shall [Am] _ _ _ row, [G] _ _ _
my [Cm] love [D] and I _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ And both [Am] shall _ [C] row, _ _ _ _ my love and _ [F]
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ The water is [F] _ _
wide, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I can't [F] cross _ over _ _ _
_ _ And neither [Dm] _ _
have _ _ [Bb] _ _ I wings to [F] _ _ _ fly
_ [C] _ _ Build me a [Am] _
boat _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] that can [Bb] carry _ [Am] two _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ And both [Am] shall _ _ row, _ [C] _
_ _ [G] my love and _ _ _ _ I
_ [F] _ _
There [C] is a [F] _ _ ship _ [Bb] and _ _ she sails the [F] _ sea
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
She's _ loaded [Dm] _ _ _
deep, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] as deep can _ _ _ be _
[C] _ _ _ But not so [Am] _
deep _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
as the [F] _ love [Bb] I _ _ [F] _
miss
[Gm] _ _ _ I know [Am] not how _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I sink [Bb] or [F] _ _
swim
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Love [C] is [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] handsome _ _ and love [F] is _ [F] fine _ _ _ _ _
The [C] sweetest [Dm] _ _ flower, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] when first it's [C] _ new _ _ _ _
But love [Am] grows _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] old _ and waxes [Bb] _ _ [F] cold _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ And fades [Am] _
_ away _ _ [Gm] like _ _ summer [Dm] _ dew _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Build _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] me a [Am] _ _
_ _ boat [Cm] _ that can [C] carry [Bb] _ two
_ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ And both shall [Am] _ _ _ row, [G] _ _ _
my [Cm] love [D] and I _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ And both [Am] shall _ [C] row, _ _ _ _ my love and _ [F]
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _