The Water Is Wide (trad.) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The[Em] wate[D]r [Em]is wi[A]de,[D][G][D][Asus4][D]
[G]I cannot get ove[D]r[Em][D][Bm][D][Bm][Em]
[Asus4]Give me a[A] boat[D] that[Em] can [G]ca[D]rry two[Bm]
[A]An [D]d b[G]oth[Gsus2] shall ro[G]am[Gsus2][D]
[Em]My l[A]ove and I[D][G][Gsus2]
[D]Oh, [Asus4]love is h[D]andsome
[G]And love is [D]fine[Em][G]
[D]And love's [Bm]a jewel
[D]When it's first [Em]knew
[A]But [Em]love [A]grows [D]old[Em]
[D]and w[Em]axes [D]cold[Bm]
[D]An [G]d fades awa[Gsus2]y like mo[D]rni[Em]ng de[A]w[D][G][Gsus2][D][Em][D][G][D]
[Em][D][Bm][F#m][A][Em][A][G][A][D]
[Bm][D][G][A][D][Em][A][D][G][Gsus2]
[D]There [Asus4]is a ship,[D]
[G]it's sailing the[D] sea[Em]
[D]It's loaded [Bm]deep [D]as
[Bm]deep [D]can[Em] be
[Asus4]But not s[A]o deep [D]as[Em]
[G]my [D]love for hi[Bm]m
[D]I k[G]now[Gsus2] not if I[G] sink[D] or swi[Em]m[A][D][G]
[D]The [Asus4]water is [D]wide,
[G]I cannot get[D] ove[Em]r[D]
And neither [Bm]have I wing[D]s to f[Em]ly
[Asus4]Give me a bo[A]w[D]
that can carry [Bm]two[A]
[G]And both shall [D]grow,
[Em]my l[A]ove and I[D]
[G]An d both [D]shall [Em]grow,
my [A]love and [G]I y[A]ou