The Water Is Wide

in D

Asus 0 x 0 2 2 3 0

Intro

|_ A1 2 3 4 |_ F#m1 2 3 4 |_ G1 2 3 4 |_ D1 2 3 4 |
|_ D1 2 3 4 |_ Asus1 2 3 4 |_ A71 2 3 4 |_ D1 2 3 4 |

After the F#m play the E shape bar chord for G (slide up one fret).

The water is Dwide, G_ I cannot cross Dover,
Neither have BmI wings to Emfly, A
Give me a F#mboat G_ that can carry Dtwo,
And both shall Asusrow,_ A__ my A7love and DI.

There is a Dship G. and she sails the Dsea,
She's loaded Bmdeep, as deep can Embe, A
But not so F#mdeep G as this love I'm Din,
I know not Asushow_ A__ I A7sink or Dswim.

instrumental break

I leaned my Dback G_ against an Doak,
Thinking it Bmwas a mighty Emtree, A
But first it F#mswayed G_ and then it Dbroke,
So did my Asuslove_ A__ prove A7false to Dme.

I put my Dhand G_ in some soft Dbush,
Thinking the Bmsweetest flower to Emfind, A
I pricked my F#mfinger G to the Dbone,
And left the Asussweetest A__ A7flower be-Dhind.

Oh, love is Dhandsome; G_ and love is Dfine,
The sweetest Bmflower, when first it's Emnew, A
But love grows F#mold__ G_ and waxes Dcold,
And fades Asusaway_ A__ like A7morning Ddew.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Is_Wide_%28song%29