The Water Is Wide Chords by Tommy Fleming
Tempo:
111.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Dm]
[A]
The water is wide, [Dm] [A] I can't swim all, [E] and [F#m] neither have [Bm]
I [E] wings to fly.
Give me [C#m] a boat that [Bm]
[A] I can carry two,
[D] and we [A] shall row, my love and I.
[D] There [A]
[E] is [A] a sheep, [D] and she sails [A] the seas, [E] she's [F#] loaded [A] deep, [Bm]
as deep [E] can be,
but not [C#m] as deep [Bm]
as the love [A] of thee.
[C#m] [D]
I know [A] not how
[E] I sink [A] or swim, [E] for love [A] is gentle [D] and love [A] is kind.
[C#m] [F#m] The sweetest flower, [Bm] when [E] first it's new, but [C#m] love grows old,
[Bm]
[A] and [D] fades
[A] away [E] like [A] morning dew.
[D]
[A]
[E] [F#m] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] Okay, I need to hear you all sing.
The water is wide, [D]
I can't [A] cross all,
[E] [F#m] Come [Bm] on, I can't hear you.
[E] Wings to fly.
Give me a boat,
[C#m] that [Bm]
can carry two,
[A] [C#m] [D]
and we [A] shall row, [E]
my [A] love and I.
One more time, come on.
[D] The [A] water is wide, [D]
I [A] can't cross all,
[E] and [F#m] neither have I [Bm]
[E] wings to fly.
Give [C#m] me a boat [Bm]
that can [A] carry two,
[D]
and we [A] shall row, [E]
my [A] love [Bm]
and I.
The [A] water is wide, [D]
[A] I can't cross all,
Come on, let's see you on the [C#m] side.
[F#m] Neither have [Bm]
I [E] wings to fly.
Give me [C#m] a boat [Bm]
that can [A] carry two,
[D]
and [A] we shall row, [E]
my [A] love [D]
and [A] I.
And we shall row, [E]
my love
[A]
and I.
[N]
Well done, thank you.
Fantastic.
I'm going to dedicate this to the one person who knows me better than me.
That's my wife, Tina.
This song, I suppose, applies to us all.
When we have somebody that we love,
and they work with us,
and I suppose they're one side of us in everything that we do.
This is called May We Never Say Goodbye.
[A]
The water is wide, [Dm] [A] I can't swim all, [E] and [F#m] neither have [Bm]
I [E] wings to fly.
Give me [C#m] a boat that [Bm]
[A] I can carry two,
[D] and we [A] shall row, my love and I.
[D] There [A]
[E] is [A] a sheep, [D] and she sails [A] the seas, [E] she's [F#] loaded [A] deep, [Bm]
as deep [E] can be,
but not [C#m] as deep [Bm]
as the love [A] of thee.
[C#m] [D]
I know [A] not how
[E] I sink [A] or swim, [E] for love [A] is gentle [D] and love [A] is kind.
[C#m] [F#m] The sweetest flower, [Bm] when [E] first it's new, but [C#m] love grows old,
[Bm]
[A] and [D] fades
[A] away [E] like [A] morning dew.
[D]
[A]
[E] [F#m] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] Okay, I need to hear you all sing.
The water is wide, [D]
I can't [A] cross all,
[E] [F#m] Come [Bm] on, I can't hear you.
[E] Wings to fly.
Give me a boat,
[C#m] that [Bm]
can carry two,
[A] [C#m] [D]
and we [A] shall row, [E]
my [A] love and I.
One more time, come on.
[D] The [A] water is wide, [D]
I [A] can't cross all,
[E] and [F#m] neither have I [Bm]
[E] wings to fly.
Give [C#m] me a boat [Bm]
that can [A] carry two,
[D]
and we [A] shall row, [E]
my [A] love [Bm]
and I.
The [A] water is wide, [D]
[A] I can't cross all,
Come on, let's see you on the [C#m] side.
[F#m] Neither have [Bm]
I [E] wings to fly.
Give me [C#m] a boat [Bm]
that can [A] carry two,
[D]
and [A] we shall row, [E]
my [A] love [D]
and [A] I.
And we shall row, [E]
my love
[A]
and I.
[N]
Well done, thank you.
Fantastic.
I'm going to dedicate this to the one person who knows me better than me.
That's my wife, Tina.
This song, I suppose, applies to us all.
When we have somebody that we love,
and they work with us,
and I suppose they're one side of us in everything that we do.
This is called May We Never Say Goodbye.
Key:
A
E
Bm
D
C#m
A
E
Bm
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The water _ is wide, _ _ [Dm] _ [A] I can't swim all, _ _ _ [E] and [F#m] neither have _ _ [Bm] _
I [E] wings to fly.
Give _ _ me [C#m] a boat that [Bm] _
_ [A] I can carry two, _ _
[D] _ _ and we [A] shall row, _ _ my love and I.
_ _ _ [D] There [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ is [A] a sheep, _ _ _ [D] and she sails [A] the seas, _ _ [E] she's [F#] loaded _ [A] deep, [Bm] _ _
as deep [E] can be, _ _
but not [C#m] as deep _ [Bm] _ _
as the love [A] of thee.
_ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ I know [A] not how _
[E] _ I sink [A] or swim, _ [E] _ _ for love [A] is gentle _ _ [D] _ and love [A] is kind.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] The sweetest flower, [Bm] _ when [E] first it's new, _ _ but [C#m] love grows old,
[Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] and _ _ _ [D] fades _ _
[A] away _ _ _ [E] _ like [A] morning dew. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Okay, I need to hear you all sing. _ _ _
The water is _ wide, _ [D]
I can't [A] cross all, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Come [Bm] on, I can't hear you.
_ [E] Wings to fly.
Give me a boat,
_ _ _ [C#m] _ that _ [Bm]
can carry two,
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
and we [A] shall row, _ [E] _
my [A] love and I.
One more time, come on.
[D] The [A] water is wide, [D] _
_ I [A] can't cross all, _ _
_ [E] and [F#m] neither have I [Bm] _
_ _ [E] wings to _ fly.
_ Give [C#m] me a boat _ [Bm] _
that can [A] carry _ two,
[D] _
and we [A] shall row, [E] _
my [A] love _ _ _ [Bm] _
and I.
The [A] water is wide, _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] I can't cross all,
Come on, let's see you on the [C#m] side.
[F#m] Neither have _ [Bm] _
I [E] wings to fly. _ _
Give me [C#m] a boat [Bm] _
that can [A] carry _ two,
[D] _ _
and [A] we shall row, [E] _
my [A] love _ _ _ [D] _ _
and [A] I.
And we shall row, _ [E] _
_ my love _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ and I. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well done, thank you.
_ _ Fantastic. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm going to dedicate this to the one person who knows me better than me.
That's my wife, Tina. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This song, I suppose, applies to us all.
When we have somebody that we love,
_ _ and they work with us,
and I suppose they're one side of us in everything that we do. _
_ _ This is called May We Never Say Goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The water _ is wide, _ _ [Dm] _ [A] I can't swim all, _ _ _ [E] and [F#m] neither have _ _ [Bm] _
I [E] wings to fly.
Give _ _ me [C#m] a boat that [Bm] _
_ [A] I can carry two, _ _
[D] _ _ and we [A] shall row, _ _ my love and I.
_ _ _ [D] There [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ is [A] a sheep, _ _ _ [D] and she sails [A] the seas, _ _ [E] she's [F#] loaded _ [A] deep, [Bm] _ _
as deep [E] can be, _ _
but not [C#m] as deep _ [Bm] _ _
as the love [A] of thee.
_ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ I know [A] not how _
[E] _ I sink [A] or swim, _ [E] _ _ for love [A] is gentle _ _ [D] _ and love [A] is kind.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] The sweetest flower, [Bm] _ when [E] first it's new, _ _ but [C#m] love grows old,
[Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] and _ _ _ [D] fades _ _
[A] away _ _ _ [E] _ like [A] morning dew. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Okay, I need to hear you all sing. _ _ _
The water is _ wide, _ [D]
I can't [A] cross all, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Come [Bm] on, I can't hear you.
_ [E] Wings to fly.
Give me a boat,
_ _ _ [C#m] _ that _ [Bm]
can carry two,
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
and we [A] shall row, _ [E] _
my [A] love and I.
One more time, come on.
[D] The [A] water is wide, [D] _
_ I [A] can't cross all, _ _
_ [E] and [F#m] neither have I [Bm] _
_ _ [E] wings to _ fly.
_ Give [C#m] me a boat _ [Bm] _
that can [A] carry _ two,
[D] _
and we [A] shall row, [E] _
my [A] love _ _ _ [Bm] _
and I.
The [A] water is wide, _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] I can't cross all,
Come on, let's see you on the [C#m] side.
[F#m] Neither have _ [Bm] _
I [E] wings to fly. _ _
Give me [C#m] a boat [Bm] _
that can [A] carry _ two,
[D] _ _
and [A] we shall row, [E] _
my [A] love _ _ _ [D] _ _
and [A] I.
And we shall row, _ [E] _
_ my love _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ and I. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well done, thank you.
_ _ Fantastic. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm going to dedicate this to the one person who knows me better than me.
That's my wife, Tina. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This song, I suppose, applies to us all.
When we have somebody that we love,
_ _ and they work with us,
and I suppose they're one side of us in everything that we do. _
_ _ This is called May We Never Say Goodbye. _ _