The Water Is Wide(Traditional)with lyrics-Karla Bonoff Chords
Tempo:
144.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ The [Bm] _ [D] water is wide, _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ I [Am] _ can't [D] cross over _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ And _ _ [C#] neither [Bm] _ have _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I [E] wings to [A] _ [D] fly _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Give me [G] [F#m] a boat _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] that [D] can _ carry [G] two _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ And both [G] shall [F#m] row, _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ my [D] _ [Em] _ .
[A] love [D] and _ I _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [G] love _ [D] is gentle _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ and [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
[G] love [D] is kind _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ The _ .
_ [C#] sweetest [Bm] flower, _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ when [Em].
first _ [D] it's new.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ _ But _ _ love _ [F#m] grows old _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] and _ waxes [G] _ cold _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ And fades [Bm] _ [F#m] away _ like _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ morning [D] _ _ dew _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] There _ [A] is [D] a ship _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ and [A] she sails the [D] sea _ _ .
She's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] loaded [Bm] _ _ _ [D] deep, _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] as [Em].
deep can [A] _ _ _ be.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ But _ _ not [F#m] as deep _ _ _ [D] as _ _ _ _ the love I'm [G] in _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I _ know [F#m] not how _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I [A] sink or [D] _ swim _ .
_ The _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [D] water is _ _ _ _ wide, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
[A] I _ [Em] can't cross [D] _ over.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
And _ _ [F#m] neither [Bm] have _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[Em] I wings to _ [A] fly _ .
_ Give [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ me a [F#m] _ boat _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
that can carry [G] _ two _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
And [G] both shall [F#m] row, _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ .
my _ [A] love [D] and _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] And both shall [A] row, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
my _ love and [D] _ .
I.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ The [Bm] _ [D] water is wide, _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ I [Am] _ can't [D] cross over _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ And _ _ [C#] neither [Bm] _ have _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I [E] wings to [A] _ [D] fly _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Give me [G] [F#m] a boat _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] that [D] can _ carry [G] two _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ And both [G] shall [F#m] row, _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ my [D] _ [Em] _ .
[A] love [D] and _ I _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [G] love _ [D] is gentle _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ and [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
[G] love [D] is kind _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ The _ .
_ [C#] sweetest [Bm] flower, _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ when [Em].
first _ [D] it's new.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ _ But _ _ love _ [F#m] grows old _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] and _ waxes [G] _ cold _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ And fades [Bm] _ [F#m] away _ like _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ morning [D] _ _ dew _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] There _ [A] is [D] a ship _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ and [A] she sails the [D] sea _ _ .
She's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] loaded [Bm] _ _ _ [D] deep, _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] as [Em].
deep can [A] _ _ _ be.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ But _ _ not [F#m] as deep _ _ _ [D] as _ _ _ _ the love I'm [G] in _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I _ know [F#m] not how _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I [A] sink or [D] _ swim _ .
_ The _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [D] water is _ _ _ _ wide, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
[A] I _ [Em] can't cross [D] _ over.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
And _ _ [F#m] neither [Bm] have _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[Em] I wings to _ [A] fly _ .
_ Give [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ me a [F#m] _ boat _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
that can carry [G] _ two _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
And [G] both shall [F#m] row, _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ .
my _ [A] love [D] and _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] And both shall [A] row, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
my _ love and [D] _ .
I.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .