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The Water is Wide
trad.

Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com

The Water is Wide

G            Em                  G
The water is wide, I can't cross over

             Em              Am         D
And neither have  I have wings to fly

          G                   Em
Give me a boat that can carry two

                  G     C             G
And we both shall row,    my love and I

G                      Em      G
My love is gentle, and love is kind

             Em          Am        G
The sweetest flower when first it blooms

                 G             Em
  But love grows old and waxes cold

            G   C               G
And fades away     like morning dew

G                    Em         G
There is a ship that sails the sea

              Em     Am       D
She's loaded deep as deep can be

           G                    Em
But not as deep as the love I’m in

           G   C            G  
I know not how   to sink or swim

REPEAT FIRST VERSE AND DO LAST LINE TWICE

                                            
Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com