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Fred Neil - Bleecker & MacDougal
The Water Is Wide
(Capo 3th fret)
               Amaj7    Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
The water is wide
                   Amaj7    Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr)  Bm/A  
And I can not cross over
        Amaj7     Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr)  E7  
Nor do I           have wings     to fly
              Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
Build me a boat
                   Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
That could carry two
                 Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) F(addG)
And both shall row
              Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
My love and I
              Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
There is a ship
                    Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
And she sails the seas
                  Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
She's burdened deep
As deep can E7be
             Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
But not as deep
                  Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
As the love I'm in
                 Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
And I know not if
          Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
I sink or swim
                Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
But love is gentle
              Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
And love is kind
           Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
As to a jewel
When first it's nE7ew
                  Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
But love grows old
                    Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
And it fades with time
                Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) F(addG)
And it fades away
Like morning dAmaj7ewBm/A  E7  
              Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
Build me a boat
                    Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) Bm/A  
That could carry two
                  Amaj7   Bm/A  Amaj7(5th fr) F(addG)
And both shall row
             Amaj7  F(addG)
My love and I
             Amaj7  F(addG)
My love and I
My love and Amaj7I

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The Water Is Wide

by Fred Neil

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Bm/A

Fred Neil - Bleecker & MacDougal

The Water Is Wide

(Capo 3th fret)

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

The water is wide

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

And I can not cross over

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 E7

(5th fr)

Nor do I have wings to fly

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

Build me a boat

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

That could carry two

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 F

(5th fr) (addG)

And both shall row

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

My love and I

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

There is a ship

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

And she sails the seas

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

She's burdened deep

As deep can be

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

But not as deep

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

As the love I'm in

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

And I know not if

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

I sink or swim

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

But love is gentle

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

And love is kind

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

As to a jewel

When first it's new

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

But love grows old

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

And it fades with time

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 F

(5th fr) (addG)

And it fades away

Amaj7 Bm/A E7

Like morning dew

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

Build me a boat

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

(5th fr)

That could carry two

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 F

(5th fr) (addG)

And both shall row

Amaj7 F

(addG)

My love and I

Amaj7 F

(addG)

My love and I

Amaj7

My love and I

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