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The Water Is Wide
Pete Seegers Version
DThe Water Is DWide   G6I Can Not Cross DOverD  
       D   Bm-   Bm7           G6      A  A7  
And Neither Have     I Wings To Fly
 F#M                   F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
But  Build Me A Boat     That Can Carry Two
G6And Both Shall D/F#Roam My A7Love And DID  
DA Ship There DIs  G6And She Sails The DSeaD  
      D   Bm-Bm7             G6    A  A7  
Sailing As Deep    As  Deep Can Be
 F#M                    F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
But Not So Deep    As The Love I Am In
G6I Know NoD/F#t How A7I Sink ODr SwiDm
GI Leaned MDy BaG6ck Against Some YounDg OaDk
         D   Bm-Bm7            G6     A  A7  
Thinking That He     Was A Trusty Tree
 F#M               F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
But First He Bent    And Then He Broke
G6And Thus D/F#Did My    FaA7lse Lo VDe AnDd Me
GI Put MDy HaG6nd Into Some SofDt GreenDs
        D   Bm-  Bm7          G6      A  A7  
Thinking The Sweetest Flower To Find
         F#M           F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
I Pricked My    Fin -   Ger To  The Bone
G6And Left D/F#The SweetA7est FloDwer AlDone
GOh Love IDs HandsoG6me, Love IDs FinDe
     D   Bm-Bm7               G6     A  A7  
Gay As A Jewel, When First It Is New
 F#M             F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
But Love Grows Old,    And Waxes Cold
G6And FadD/F#es Away, LA7ike SuDmmer DDew
GThe SeaguDlls WhG6eel, They Turn DAnd DDive
        D   Bm-Bm7          G6As A7  
The Mountain Stands Beside Th E Sea
 F#M                   F#M   Bm- Bm/A  
This World We Know    Turns Round And Round
      G6         D/F#A7s     Ds  D  
And All For Them - And You And Me.

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The Water Is Wide

by Pete Seeger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm7

F#M

Bm/A

D/F#

The Water Is Wide

Pete Seegers Version

D D G6 D D

The Water Is Wide I Can Not Cross Over

D Bm Bm7 G6 A A7

And Neither Have I Wings To Fly

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

But Build Me A Boat That Can Carry Two

G6 D/F# A7 D D

And Both Shall Roam My Love And I

D D G6 D D

A Ship There Is And She Sails The Sea

D Bm G6 A A7

-Bm7

Sailing As Deep As Deep Can Be

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

But Not So Deep As The Love I Am In

G6 D/F# A7 D D

I Know Not How I Sink Or Swim

G D G6 D D

I Leaned My Back Against Some Young Oak

D Bm G6 A A7

-Bm7

Thinking That He Was A Trusty Tree

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

But First He Bent And Then He Broke

G6 D/F# A7 D D

And Thus Did My False Lo Ve And Me

G D G6 D D

I Put My Hand Into Some Soft Greens

D Bm Bm7 G6 A A7

Thinking The Sweetest Flower To Find

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

I Pricked My Fin - Ger To The Bone

G6 D/F# A7 D D

And Left The Sweetest Flower Alone

G D G6 D D

Oh Love Is Handsome, Love Is Fine

D Bm G6 A A7

-Bm7

Gay As A Jewel, When First It Is New

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

But Love Grows Old, And Waxes Cold

G6 D/F# A7 D D

And Fades Away, Like Summer Dew

G D G6 D D

The Seagulls Wheel, They Turn And Dive

D Bm G6 A7

-Bm7 As

The Mountain Stands Beside Th E Sea

F#M F#M Bm Bm/A

This World We Know Turns Round And Round

G6 D/F# D

A7s Ds

And All For Them - And You And Me.

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