The Water Is Wide by Karla Bonoff Karla Bonoff The Water Is Wide (Traditional) (She plays Drop D, but it gets kinda difficult with low chords such as G and F#m) Intro: D Gmaj7 Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 D G A D Gmaj7 Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 D The water is wide, I can't cross over D A/C# Bm Bm/A G Em7 Asus4 A And neither have I wings to fly A A/G F#m D7 G G/f# Em7 Give me a boat that can carry two F#m Em7 Asus4 A D And both shall row, my love and I G A D Gmaj7 Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 D Oh, love is gentle and love is kind D A/C# Bm Bm/A G Em7 Asus4 A The sweetest flower when first it's new A A/G F#m D7 G G/f# Em7 but love grows old and waxes cold Fm Em7 Asus4 D and fades away like morning dew [Solo with basically the same chords] G A D Gmaj7 Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 D There is a ship and she sails the sea D A/C# Bm Bm/A G Em7 Asus4 A She's loaded deep as deep can be A A/G F#m D7 G G/f# Em7 But not as deep as the love I'm in F#m Em7 Asus4 D I know not how I sink or swim G A D Gmaj7 Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 D The water is wide, I can't cross over D A/C# Bm Bm/A G Em7 Asus4 A And neither have I wings to fly A A/G F#m D7 G G/f# Em7 Give me a boat that can carry two F#m Em7 Asus4 A D And both shall row, my love and I G Asus4 A D Dsus4 D And both shall row, my love and I www.TAB6.com