Chords for James Taylor The Water Is Wide
Tempo:
140.55 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Dm] [Am]
[C]
The [F] water is wide, [Cm]
I [F] can't cross over, [Bbm] and [Dm] neither [F] have [Bb] [Gm]
I wings to [C] [F] fly.
[C] Build
[Bb] me [Am] a boat [Cm] [Bb] that will carry [F] two, [Gm] and both [Am] shall row.
[C] My love [F] and I, [Bb] there [C] is a [F] ship, [Dm]
[Bb] and she sails [F] the sea.
[Gm]
[F] She's [C] [Dm] loaded deep, [Bb] [Gm] as deep [F] can be, [C] but not so [Am] deep [Cm] as the love [F] I'm in.
[Gm] I know not [Am] how,
[F] I sink or swill, [Bb] but [C] love is [F] handsome, [Bb] and love [F] is fine.
It's [C] sweetest [Dm] duel, [Bb] [Gm] when first [F] it's new,
[C] but love grows [Am]
old [Cm]
and waxes [Bb] cold,
[F]
[Gm] and fades [Am] away
[F] [C] like summer [Dm] [F]
dew.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Cm] All carry [Bb] [Am] two, [Gm] and both [Am] shall row.
[Gm]
My love [E] and [Dm] I,
[Bb] [Dm]
both [Am] shall row.
[C]
My love and [F] I.
[Bb]
[F]
[N]
[C]
The [F] water is wide, [Cm]
I [F] can't cross over, [Bbm] and [Dm] neither [F] have [Bb] [Gm]
I wings to [C] [F] fly.
[C] Build
[Bb] me [Am] a boat [Cm] [Bb] that will carry [F] two, [Gm] and both [Am] shall row.
[C] My love [F] and I, [Bb] there [C] is a [F] ship, [Dm]
[Bb] and she sails [F] the sea.
[Gm]
[F] She's [C] [Dm] loaded deep, [Bb] [Gm] as deep [F] can be, [C] but not so [Am] deep [Cm] as the love [F] I'm in.
[Gm] I know not [Am] how,
[F] I sink or swill, [Bb] but [C] love is [F] handsome, [Bb] and love [F] is fine.
It's [C] sweetest [Dm] duel, [Bb] [Gm] when first [F] it's new,
[C] but love grows [Am]
old [Cm]
and waxes [Bb] cold,
[F]
[Gm] and fades [Am] away
[F] [C] like summer [Dm] [F]
dew.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Cm] All carry [Bb] [Am] two, [Gm] and both [Am] shall row.
[Gm]
My love [E] and [Dm] I,
[Bb] [Dm]
both [Am] shall row.
[C]
My love and [F] I.
[Bb]
[F]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Am
Gm
F
Bb
C
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
The [F] water is _ _ wide, _ _ [Cm] _
I [F] can't cross over, _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] and [Dm] neither _ [F] have _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
I wings to [C] _ _ [F] fly.
_ _ [C] _ Build _
[Bb] me [Am] a _ _ _ boat [Cm] _ _ [Bb] that will carry _ _ [F] two, _ _ [Gm] _ _ and both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ [C] _ _ My love [F] and I, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] there [C] is a [F] ship, _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ and she sails [F] the sea.
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ She's [C] _ [Dm] loaded _ _ deep, _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] as deep [F] can _ be, _ _ [C] _ _ but not so [Am] _ _ deep _ _ [Cm] _ as the love [F] I'm in. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ I know not [Am] how, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ I sink or swill, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] but [C] love is [F] _ _ handsome, _ _ [Bb] _ _ and love [F] is fine. _
_ _ _ _ It's [C] sweetest [Dm] _ _ duel, _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] when first [F] it's new, _
_ _ [C] _ _ but love grows [Am] _ _ _
old _ [Cm] _ _ _
and waxes [Bb] _ cold,
[F] _
_ _ [Gm] and _ _ fades [Am] away _ _ _
_ [F] [C] like _ _ _ summer [Dm] _ _ _ [F]
dew.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] All _ carry _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] two, _ _ [Gm] _ _ and both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
My love [E] and [Dm] I, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
My love and [F] _ I.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
The [F] water is _ _ wide, _ _ [Cm] _
I [F] can't cross over, _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] and [Dm] neither _ [F] have _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
I wings to [C] _ _ [F] fly.
_ _ [C] _ Build _
[Bb] me [Am] a _ _ _ boat [Cm] _ _ [Bb] that will carry _ _ [F] two, _ _ [Gm] _ _ and both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ [C] _ _ My love [F] and I, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] there [C] is a [F] ship, _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ and she sails [F] the sea.
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ She's [C] _ [Dm] loaded _ _ deep, _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] as deep [F] can _ be, _ _ [C] _ _ but not so [Am] _ _ deep _ _ [Cm] _ as the love [F] I'm in. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ I know not [Am] how, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ I sink or swill, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] but [C] love is [F] _ _ handsome, _ _ [Bb] _ _ and love [F] is fine. _
_ _ _ _ It's [C] sweetest [Dm] _ _ duel, _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] when first [F] it's new, _
_ _ [C] _ _ but love grows [Am] _ _ _
old _ [Cm] _ _ _
and waxes [Bb] _ cold,
[F] _
_ _ [Gm] and _ _ fades [Am] away _ _ _
_ [F] [C] like _ _ _ summer [Dm] _ _ _ [F]
dew.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] All _ carry _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] two, _ _ [Gm] _ _ and both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
My love [E] and [Dm] I, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
both [Am] shall row. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
My love and [F] _ I.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _