The Water Is Wide
Ton : DEnglish
Intro
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The Gwater A7is Dwide Em9 Em7 I A7/4can't cross Dover
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And DneiD/C#ther Bmhave Bm/A G G/F# I Em7wings to fly A7/4 A7
Give A7me A7/Ga F#m7boat D7 that can carry Gmaj7two G/F# Em7
And both shall F#m7row Em7 my A7/4love A7and I
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Couplet
Oh, Glove A7is Dgentle Em9 Em7 and A7/4love is Dkind
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The DsweeD/C#test Bmflower Bm/A G G/F#when Em7first it's new A7/4 A7
But A7love A7/Ggrows F#m7old D7 and waxes Gmaj7cold G/F# Em7
And fades F#m7away Em7 like A7/4morA7ning Ddew
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D/C# Em9 Gmaj7 Em7 A7/4 A7 A7 A7/G F#m D7
Gmaj7 G/F# Em7 F#m Em7 A7 D D4 D D2 D
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There Gis A7a Dship Em9 Em7 and she A7/4sails the sea
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She's DloaD/C#ded Bmdeep Bm/A G as G/F#deep Em7can be A4 A7/4
But A4not A7/Gas F#m7deep D7 as the love I'm Gmaj7in G/F# Em7
I know not F#m7how Em7 I A7/4sink A7or Dswim
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Couplet
The Gwater A7is Dwide Em9 Em7 I A7/4can't cross Dover
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And DneiD/C#ther Bmhave Bm/A G G/F# I Em7wings to fly A7/4 A7
Give A7me A7/Ga F#m7boat D7 that can carry Gmaj7two G/F# Em7
And both shall F#m7row Em7 my A7/4love A7and I
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Couplet
And Gboth shall A7/4row A7 my love and I
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