The Water Is Wide
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Music: traditional Version by: James Taylor Key: D Tempo (bpm) ca.: 90 Measure: 4/4 binary Genre: Folk Style: Scottish |
Chords: A A7sus Am7 Bm D D/F# D7 Em F#m G Gj |
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The water is | D wide, | A7sus · I can't get | D o'er |· |
|D |A7sus |D | | | |
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And neither | Bm I | G · have wings to | Em fly | A · |
|Bm |G |Em |A | | |
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Give me a | F#m boat | Am7 · that can D7 carry | Gj two D/F# | Em · |
|F#m |Am7 D7 |Gj D/F# |Em | | |
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And both shall | F#m row, | A7sus · my love and | D I.| A7sus · |
|F#m |A7sus |D |A7sus | | |
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There is a | D ship | A7sus · she sails the | D sea |· |
|D |A7sus |D | | | |
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She's loaded | Bm deep | G · as deep can | Em be | A · |
|Bm |G |Em |A | | |
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But not as | F#m deep | Am7 · as the D7 love I'm | Gj in D/F# | Em · |
|F#m |Am7 D7 |Gj D/F# |Em | | |
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I know not | F#m how | A7sus · I sink or | D swim.| A7sus · |
|F#m |A7sus |D |A7sus | | |
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Oh love is | D handsome | A7sus · and love is | D kind |· |
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Sweet as a | Bm flower | G · when first it is | Em new | A · |
|Bm |G |Em |A | | |
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But love grows | F#m old | Am7 · and D7 waxes | Gj cold D/F# | Em · |
|F#m |Am7 D7 |Gj D/F# |Em | | |
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And fades a| F#m way | A7sus · like the morning | D dew.| A7sus · |
|F#m |A7sus |D |A7sus | | |
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The water is | D wide, | A7sus · I cannot get | D o'er |· |
|D |A7sus |D | | | |
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And neither | Bm I | G · have wings to | Em fly | A · |
|Bm |G |Em |A | | |
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Give me a | F#m boat | Am7 · that can D7 carry | Gj two D/F# | Em · |
|F#m |Am7 D7 |Gj D/F# |Em | | |
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And both shall | F#m row, | A7sus · my love and | Bm I.| G · |
|F#m |A7sus |Bm |G | | |
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And both shall | F#m row, | A7sus · my love and | D I. |
|F#m |A7sus |D| | |
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