The Water Is Wide
Roger McguinnVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The water is wide I can not cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
But build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall roam my love and I
A ship there is and she sails the sea
Sailing as deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I am in
I know not how I sink or swim
I leaned my back against some young oak
Thinking that he was a trusty tree
But first he bent and then he broke
And thus did my false love and me
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Readable chord sheet for The Water Is Wide by Roger Mcguinn
[G] [C] [G] The water is wide I can not cross over A[Em]nd neither h[D]ave I wings to fly B[G]ut bui[Bm]ld me a boat th[Em]at can [C]carry two A[Am]nd both shall roam[D] my l[G]ove and I A[G] ship th[C]ere is and she [G]sails the sea S[Em]ailing as deep[D] as deep can be B[G]ut not[Bm] so deep as the lo[Em]ve I am[C] in I[Am] know not how I sin[D]k or swim [G] I[G] leaned my back ag[C]ainst some young oak[G] T[Em]hinking that he wa[D]s a trusty tree B[G]ut fir[Bm]st he bent an[Em]d then[C] he broke A[Am]nd thus did my fal[D]se lo[G]ve and me