{"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":986456,"song":"The Water Is Wide","artist":"Karla Bonoff","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11623108-the-water-is-wide-chords-by-karla-bonoff/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/986456?type=chord","rating":4.63147,"votes":120,"content":"Karla Bonoff\r\nThe Water Is Wide\r\n(Traditional)\r\n(She plays Drop D, but it gets kinda difficult with low chords such as G and F#m)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe water is wide,           I can't cross over[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd neither have         I wings to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A/G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nGive me a   boat     that can carry two[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd both shall row,    my love  and I[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, love is gentle             and love is kind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe sweetest flower        when first it's new[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A/G[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nbut love grows old     and waxes cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand fades away    like morning dew[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo with basically the same chords]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]Asus4[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere is a ship            and she sails the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe's loaded  deep        as deep can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A/G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBut not as  deep     as the love I'm in[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI know not how      I sink or swim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe water is wide,           I can't cross over[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd neither have         I wings to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A/G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nGive me a   boat     that can carry two[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd both shall row,    my love  and I[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd both shall row,      my love  and I[/tab]","plain_text":"Karla Bonoff\nThe Water Is Wide\n(Traditional)\n(She plays Drop D, but it gets kinda difficult with low chords such as G and F#m)\n\n[Intro]\nD  Gmaj7  Em7  Asus4\nD  Dsus4  D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo with basically the same chords]","chords":["D","G","F#m","Gmaj7","Em7","Asus4","Dsus4","A","A/C#","Bm","Bm/A","A/G","D7","G/F#","Fm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}