The Water Is Wide chords by Karla Bonoff

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (D major) The water  (G major)  (A major) is wide,  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) I can't  (A major) cross o'er  (D major) 
D 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (D major) And nei (A major) ther have,  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
 (G major) I wings  (E minor) to fly  (A major) 
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Give me a boat  (F sharp minor) 
D 
G 
 (D major) that can carry two  (G major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) And both shall row,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
G 
A 
D 
 (E minor) my love  (G major)  (A major) and I  (D major) 

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Verse 2

Oh, love is gentle

and love is kind

The sweetest flower

when first it's new

But love grows old

and waxes cold

And fades away

like morn- ing dew

Solo 1
D 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
D 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
A 
F#m 
 (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (G major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
G 
A 
D 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 3
D 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (D major) There is  (G major)  (A major) a  ship  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) and she  (A major) sails the sea  (D major) 
D 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (D major) She's load (A major) ed deep  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
 (G major) as deep  (E minor) can be  (A major) 
A 
F#m 
 (A major) But not as deep,  (F sharp minor) 
D 
G 
 (D major) as the love I'm in  (G major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) I know not how  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
G 
A 
D 
 (E minor) I sink  (G major) or  (A major)  (D major) swim

Verse 4
D 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (D major) The water  (G major)  (A major) is wide,  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) I  (A major) can't cross o'er  (D major) 
D 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (D major) And nei (A major) ther have,  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
 (G major) I wings  (E minor) to fly  (A major) 
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Give me a boat  (F sharp minor) 
D 
G 
 (D major) that can carry two  (G major) 
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) And both shall row,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
G 
A 
D 
 (E minor) my love  (G major)  (A major) and I  (D major) 
D 
G 
Em 
A 
 (D major) And  (G major) both  (E minor) shall row,  (A major) 
D 
D 
my love and  (D major) I   (D major) 