The Water Is Wide Pete Seeger
The Water Is Wid[D]e I Can Not[D] Cros[G6]s Over[D] [D]
[D]And Neit[Bm]her[-] H[Bm7]ave [G6] I Wings [A]To Fl[A7]y
[F#M]But [F#M] Build Me A Boat [Bm] Th[-]at[Bm/A] Can Carry Two
[G6]And Both Shall [D/F#]Roam My [A7]Love And [D]I[D]
[D]A Ship There [D]Is[G6] And She Sails The [D]Sea[D]
[D]Sailing[Bm] As[-Bm7] Deep [G6] As Deep C[A]an [A7]Be
[F#M]But [F#M]Not So Deep As The[Bm] Lo[-]ve[Bm/A] I Am In
[G6]I Know No[D/F#]t How [A7]I Sink O[D]r Swi[D]m
[G]I Leaned M[D]y Ba[G6]ck Against Some Youn[D]g Oa[D]k
[D]Thinking T[Bm]hat[-Bm7] He [G6] Was A Trus[A]ty T[A7]ree
[F#M]But [F#M]First He Bent [Bm] An[-]d [Bm/A]Then He Broke
[G6]And Thus [D/F#]Did My Fa[A7]lse Lo V[D]e An[D]d Me
[G]I Put M[D]y Ha[G6]nd Into Some Sof[D]t Green[D]s
[D]Thinking [Bm]The[-] S[Bm7]weet[G6]est Flower[A] To F[A7]ind
I Pricke[F#M]d My[F#M] Fin - [Bm]Ger[-] T[Bm/A]o The Bone
[G6]And Left [D/F#]The Sweet[A7]est Flo[D]wer Al[D]one
[G]Oh Love I[D]s Handso[G6]me, Love I[D]s Fin[D]e
[D]Gay As[Bm] A [-Bm7]Jewel, Wh[G6]en First It [A]Is N[A7]ew
[F#M]But [F#M]Love Grows Old[Bm], [-] [Bm/A]And Waxes Cold
[G6]And Fad[D/F#]es Away, L[A7]ike Su[D]mmer [D]Dew
[G]The Seagu[D]lls Wh[G6]eel, They Turn [D]And D[D]ive
[D]The Mount[Bm]ain[-Bm7] Stands[G6] Beside T[As]h E[A7] Sea
[F#M]This[F#M] World We Know Tu[Bm]rns[-] R[Bm/A]ound And Round
[G6]And All [D/F#]For Them - [A7s]And You [Ds]And [D]Me.
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