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The Water Is Wide

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TITEL: The Water Is Wide
INTERPRET: Traditional  Arranged by James Taylor & Don Grolnick 1991
TEMPO: moderately slow
KEY: F
[INTRO]
Am7
[1.]
C7sus4                 F   C7sus4            F
      The water is wide,      I can't cross over
            Dm   Bb            Csus4
And neither have    I wings to fly
C             C/BbAm7Cm7    Cm7/FBb     F/A
                              (addC) 
    Build me a boat        that can carry two
Gm7                Am7   C7sus4          F  Fsus4
    And both shall row,     my love  and I
[2.]
F        Bb/DC7E  F  Dm7                FA  Gm7
          /                         /   
    There is a   ship         and she sails the sea
F             Dm7 Bb      Gm7      Gm7/C
                  (addC)           
  She's loaded deep        as   deep can be
C      C/Bb    Am7    Cm7          Cm7/F   Bbmaj9  F/A
   But not so  deep     as the love I'm    in
Gm7           Am7  Gm7/C         F      Gm7/C
   I know not how      I sink or swim
[3.]
F     Bb/DC7E    F  Dm7Bb   C        FA  Gm7
         /          (add)         /   
   Oh, love   is   handsome          and love is fine
F                Dm7Bb       Gm7         Gm7/C
                    (addC)               
   The sweetest flower        when first it's new
C      C/Bb       Am7  Cm7      Cm7/F    Bbmaj9  F/A
   but love grows old     and waxes      cold
Gm7          Am7   Gm7/C            Dm7     C
   and fades away       like summer dew
[SOLO]
Bb      F/AGm7FC/EDm7F/CBb     Gm7Gm7C
(addC)  -   -  -   (addC)-   /
[4.]
C        C/Bb     Am7   Cm7        Cm7/F  Bbmaj9   F/A
   Build me a    boat     that can carry  two
Gm7               Am7  Gm7/C             Dm7   C
   And both shall row,      my love  and I
Bb   C             Am7C7sus4      F Bb/FF
(add)                                  
       And both shall row,      my love  and I

The Water Is Wide chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Water Is Wide by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

TITEL: The Water Is Wide
INTERPRET: Traditional  Arranged by James Taylor & Don Grolnick 1991
TEMPO: moderately slow
KEY: F
[INTRO]
Am7
[1.]
[2.]
[3.]
[SOLO]
Bb(addC)  F/A-Gm7   F-C/E  Dm7-F/C   Bb(addC)-Gm7   Gm7/C
[4.]

The Water Is Wide Chords by James Taylor

Learn how to play The Water Is Wide by James Taylor with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Water Is Wide chords”, “The Water Is Wide guitar chords”, or “James Taylor The Water Is Wide chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Water Is Wide chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Water Is Wide lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Am7, C7sus4, Dm, Bb, Csus4.

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The chords for "The Water Is Wide" show the original chord names (including F, Am7, C7sus4, Dm, Bb, Csus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.