Misc Traditional - The Water Is Wide

the water is wide – traditional

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the water is wide , i cant cross o’er .
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and neither have i the wings to fly .
C#m F#m A D
build me a boat that can carry two ,
C#m E7 D A
and both shall row , my love and i .

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there is a ship and she sails the seas .
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she’s laden deep , as deep can be;
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but not so deep as the love i’m in
C#m E7 D A Asus4 A
and i know not if i sink or swim .

A D A D
o love is handsome and love is fine
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bright as a jewel when first it’s new
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but love grows old and waxes cold
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and fades away like the morning dew .
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and fades away like the morning dew .

A D A D
the water is wide , i cant cross o’er .
F#m D E D
and neither have i the wings to fly .
C#m F#m A D
build me a boat that can carry two ,
C#m E7 D A
and both shall row , my love and i .