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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James Taylor The Water Is Wide chords
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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]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn James Taylor - (LOlympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France, 03.07.2004) Lolympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Bb, Gm, F, C, Bb, C, F, Cm, Bb and Am. A good strategy is to initiate at 70 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 141 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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