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Liam Clancy - The Water Is Wide
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:]   C    G    C    G    C    G    C  G  
[VERSE 1:]
The water is Cwide, I Fcannot cross Co'er
And neither Amhave I wings to Gfly
Give me a Cboat Amthat will carry Ctwo
And Fboth shall Crow, Gmy love and CI
[VERSE 2:]
A ship there is and she Fsails the Csea
She's loaded Amdeep, as deep can Gbe
But not so Cdeep Amas the love I'm Cin
I Fknow not Cif GI sink or Cswim
[VERSE 3:]
Down in the meaFdows the other Cday
A-gathering Amflowers both rich and Ggay
A-gathering Cflowers Amfor the red and Cblue
I Flittle Cthought Gwhat love could Cdo
[VERSE 4:]
I put my hand Finto one soft Cbush
Thinking the Amsweetest flower to Gfind 
I pricked my CfingAmer right to the Cbone 
And I Fleft the Csweetest Gflower beChind G  C  G  
[VERSE 5:]
A Clove is handsome and Flove is Ckind 
Gay as a Amjewel when first it's Gnew 
But when it's Cold Amand it grows quite Ccold 
And it Ffades aCway Glike the morning Cdew
OUTRO:   C    G    C    G    C    G    C    G  C  

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The Water Is Wide

by Liam Clancy

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

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Liam Clancy - The Water Is Wide

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C G C G C G C G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C F C

The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er

Am G

And neither have I wings to fly

C Am C

Give me a boat that will carry two

F C G C

And both shall row, my love and I

[VERSE 2:]

F C

A ship there is and she sails the sea

Am G

She's loaded deep, as deep can be

C Am C

But not so deep as the love I'm in

F C G C

I know not if I sink or swim

[VERSE 3:]

F C

Down in the meadows the other day

Am G

A-gathering flowers both rich and gay

C Am C

A-gathering flowers for the red and blue

F C G C

I little thought what love could do

[VERSE 4:]

F C

I put my hand into one soft bush

Am G

Thinking the sweetest flower to find

C Am C

I pricked my finger right to the bone

F C G C G C G

And I left the sweetest flower behind

[VERSE 5:]

C F C

A love is handsome and love is kind

Am G

Gay as a jewel when first it's new

C Am C

But when it's old and it grows quite cold

F C G C

And it fades away like the morning dew

C G C G C G C G C

OUTRO:

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