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The Water Is Wide - Alex Campbell Chords

Chords: C, F, Am, G

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Genre: folk, acoustic, traditional


[Intro]
C F C Am F G
C Am C G C F C

[Verse]
F C
The water is wide, I cannot swim o'er
Am F G
And neither have I wings to fly
C Am
Give me a boat that can carry two
F G C F G
And we shall row, my love and I

[Verse]
C F C
A ship there is and she sails the sea
Am F G
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
C Am
But not so deep as the love I'm in
F G C F G
I know not if I sink or swim

[Verse]
C F C
I leaned my back onto an oak
Am F G
Thinking it was a trusty tree
C Am
But first it bent and then it broke
F G C F G
Thus did my false love to me

[Verse]
C F C
I put my hand into a bush
Am F G
Seeking the sweetest flower to pull
C Am
I pricked my finger to the bone
F G C F G
And left the dearest flower alone

[Verse]
C F C
Och, love is sweet and love is fine
Am F G
Carefree for e'er if young and new
C Am
But love grows cold and love grows old
F G C F G
And fades away like the morning dew

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