The Water Is Wide
Fred NeilVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The water is wide
And I can not cross over
Nor do I have wings to fly
Build me a boat
That could carry two
(5th fr) (addG)
And both shall row
My love and I
There is a ship
And she sails the seas
She's burdened deep
As deep can be
But not as deep
As the love I'm in
And I know not if
I sink or swim
But love is gentle
And love is kind
As to a jewel
When first it's new
But love grows old
And it fades with time
(5th fr) (addG)
And it fades away
Like morning dew
Build me a boat
That could carry two
(5th fr) (addG)
And both shall row
(addG)
My love and I
(addG)
My love and I
My love and I
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Readable chord sheet for The Water Is Wide by Fred Neil
The water is [Amaj7]wide [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
And I can not cr[Amaj7]oss over[Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
Nor do [Amaj7]I [Bm/A] h[Amaj7]ave wings t[E7]o fly
Build me a b[Amaj7]oat [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
That could carry [Amaj7]two [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
[Amaj7] [Bm/A] [Amaj7](5th fr) [F](addG)
And both shall row
My love a[Amaj7]nd I [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
There is a s[Amaj7]hip [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
And she sails the [Amaj7]seas [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
She's burdened d[Amaj7]eep [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
As deep can [E7]be
But not as [Amaj7]deep [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
As the love I'm [Amaj7]in [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
And I know not [Amaj7]if [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
I sink o[Amaj7]r swim [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
But love is ge[Amaj7]ntle [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
And love is [Amaj7]kind [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
As to a j[Amaj7]ewel [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
When first it's n[E7]ew
But love grows o[Amaj7]ld [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
And it fades with [Amaj7]time [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
[Amaj7] [Bm/A] [Amaj7](5th fr) [F](addG)
And it fades away
Like morning d[Amaj7]ew [Bm/A] [E7]
Build me a b[Amaj7]oat [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
That could carry t[Amaj7]wo [Bm/A] [Amaj7] [Bm/A]
[Amaj7] [Bm/A] [Amaj7](5th fr) [F](addG)
And both shall row
[Amaj7] [F](addG)
My love and I
[Amaj7] [F](addG)
My love and I
My love and [Amaj7]I