The Water Is Wide original guitar chords by
Karla Bonoff

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Bm7

Em7

A7sus4

Dsus4

Verse 1
D D 
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G/B G/B 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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The water is       wide,
Em7 Em7 
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A7sus4 A7sus4 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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I can't     cross o'er
D D 
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A7/C# A7/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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Bm/A Bm/A 3
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And neither     have,
G G 
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Em Em 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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I wings to fly
A7 A7 
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A7/G A7/G 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Give me a      boat
C/D C/D 
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D7 D7 
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G G 
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G/F# G/F# 
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that can carry two
Em Em 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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And both shall row,
Em Em 
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G G 
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A7 A7 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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my love and I

Verse 2
D D 
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G G 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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Oh, love is       gentle
Em7 Em7 
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A7sus4 A7sus4 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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and love      is kind
D D 
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A7/C# A7/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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Bm/A Bm/A 3
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The sweetest      flower
G G 
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Em Em 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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when first it's new
A7 A7 
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A7/G A7/G 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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But love grows  old
C/D C/D 
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D7 D7 
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G G 
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G/F# G/F# 
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and waxes cold
Em Em 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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And fades away
Em Em 
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G/A G/A 3
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A A 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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like morn- ing dew

Solo 1
D D 
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G G 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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Em7 Em7 
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A7sus4 A7sus4 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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D D 
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A7/C# A7/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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Bm/A Bm/A 3
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G G 
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Em Em 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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A7 A7 
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A7/G A7/G 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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C/D C/D 
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D7 D7 
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G G 
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G/F# G/F# 
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Em Em 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Em Em 
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G/A G/A 3
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A A 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Verse 3
D D 
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G/B G/B 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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There is    a        ship
Em7 Em7 
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A7sus4 A7sus4 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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and she sails     the sea
D D 
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A7/C# A7/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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Bm/A Bm/A 3
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She's loaded       deep
G G 
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Em Em 
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as deep can be
A7 A7 
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A7/G A7/G 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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But not as     deep,
C/D C/D 
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D7 D7 
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G G 
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as the love I'm in
Em Em 
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I know not how
Em Em 
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G/A G/A 3
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A A 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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I sink  or swim

Verse 4
D D 
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G G 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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The water is       wide,
Em7 Em7 
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A7sus4 A7sus4 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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I can't     cross o'er
D D 
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A7/C# A7/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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Bm/A Bm/A 3
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And neither     have,
G G 
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Em Em 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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I wings to fly
A7 A7 
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A7/G A7/G 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Give me a      boat
C/D C/D 
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D7 D7 
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G G 
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G/F# G/F# 
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that can carry two
Em Em 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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And both shall row,
Em Em 
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G/A G/A 3
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A A 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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my love  and I
D D 
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G G 
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Em7 Em7 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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And both shall row,
A7 A7 
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D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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D D 
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my love and I

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