The Water Is Wide — Karla Bonoff
Chords and lyrics for The Water Is Wide by Karla Bonoff (key of D).
Verse 1
(Traditional)
(She plays Drop D, but it gets kinda difficult with low chords such as G
and F#m)
Intro
[D] [Gmaj7] [Em7] [Asus4]
[D] [Dsus4] [D]
The [G]water [A]is [D]wide, [Gmaj7] [Em7] I [Asus4]can't cross [D][Dsus4]over[D]
And [D][A/C#]neither [Bm]have [Bm/A] [G] I [Em7]wings to [Asus4]fly[A]
Give [A]me [A/G]a [F#m]boat [D7] that can carry [G][G/F#]two[Em7]
And both shall [F#m]row, [Em7] my [Asus4]love [A]and [D]I
Oh, [G]love [A]is [D]gentle [Gmaj7] [Em7] and [Asus4]love is [D][Dsus4]kind[D]
The [D][A/C#]sweetest [Bm]flower[Bm/A] [G] when [Em7]first it's [Asus4]new[A]
but [A]love [A/G]grows [F#m]old [D7] and waxes [G][G/F#]cold[Em7]
and fades [Fm]away [Em7] like [Asus4]morning [D]dew
Solo With Basically The Same Chords
There [G]is [A]a [D]ship [Gmaj7] [Em7] and she [Asus4]sails the [D][Dsus4]sea[D]
She's [D][A/C#]loaded [Bm]deep[Bm/A] [G] as [Em7]deep can [Asus4]be[A]
But [A]not [A/G]as [F#m]deep [D7] as the love I'm [G][G/F#]in[Em7]
I know not [F#m]how [Em7] I [Asus4]sink or [D]swim
The [G]water [A]is [D]wide, [Gmaj7] [Em7] I [Asus4]can't cross [D][Dsus4]over[D]
And [D][A/C#]neither [Bm]have [Bm/A] [G] I [Em7]wings to [Asus4]fly[A]
Give [A]me [A/G]a [F#m]boat [D7] that can carry [G][G/F#]two[Em7]
And both shall [F#m]row, [Em7] my [Asus4]love [A]and [D]I
And [G]both shall [Asus4]row, [A] my love and [D][Dsus4]I[D]
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