{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1859774,"song":"The Water Is Wide","artist":"Liam Clancy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11413819-the-water-is-wide-chords-by-liam-clancy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1859774?type=chord","rating":4.53464,"votes":17,"content":"Liam Clancy - The Water Is Wide\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe water is wide, I cannot cross o'er[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd neither have I wings to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGive me a boat that will carry two[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd both shall row, my love and I[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nA ship there is and she sails the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch] \r\nShe's loaded deep, as deep can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut not so deep as the love I'm in[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know not if I sink or swim[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nDown in the meadows the other day[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] \r\nA-gathering flowers both rich and gay[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA-gathering flowers for the red and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI little thought what love could do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nI put my hand into one soft bush[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch] \r\nThinking the sweetest flower to find [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI pricked my finger right to the bone [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I left the sweetest flower behind [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nA love is handsome and love is kind [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] \r\nGay as a jewel when first it's new [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut when it's old and it grows quite cold [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it fades away like the morning dew[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"Liam Clancy - The Water Is Wide\n\n\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO: C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C","chords":["C","G","F","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}