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The Water is Wide (traditional)
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This is the Indigo Girls' version with
Bonnie Raitt (sp?), and pretty much the
same as the Indigo Purple Parrot version.

chords:
A     x0222x
A5    x02200
Esus  x2220x
E     x2210x

Picking Pattern
e ------------------------------
BB Piano Chord 
 -------2-3-2----------2---2---
GG Piano Chord 
 -----2-------2------2---2---2-
DD Piano Chord 
 ---2--------------2-----------
AA Piano Chord 
 -0--------------0-------------
EE Piano Chord 
 ------------------------------

The above diagram depicts the picking pattern
used for the entire song, using the "A" chord
as an example.  Just play the correct strings
in the right order with each chord, and
voila!, you have yourself this song.

*verse one*
AA Piano Chord 

the water is wide, I can't cross over
A5A5 Piano Chord 
      EsusEsus Piano Chord 

and neither I
EE Piano Chord 

have wings to fly
A5A5 Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 

give me a boat that can carry two
AA Piano Chord 

And we both shall row, my love and I

*verse two*
AA Piano Chord 

my love is gentle, and love is kind
A5A5 Piano Chord 
   EsusEsus Piano Chord 

the sweetest flower
EE Piano Chord 

when first it blooms
A5A5 Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 

but love grows old
AA Piano Chord 

and waxes cold
AA Piano Chord 

and fades away like morning dew

*verse three*
AA Piano Chord 

there is a ship that sails the sea
A5A5 Piano Chord 

she's loaded deep
EsusEsus Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 

as deep can be
A5A5 Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 

but not as deep as the love I made
AA Piano Chord 

I know not how to sink or swim

*play one full verse as this is The Bridge*

*verse four*
AA Piano Chord 

the water is wide, I can't cross over
A5A5 Piano Chord 
      EsusEsus Piano Chord 

and neither I
EE Piano Chord 

have wings to fly
A5A5 Piano Chord 

give me a boat
AA Piano Chord 

that can carry two
AA Piano Chord 

and both shall row, my love and I
AA Piano Chord 

and both shall row
AA Piano Chord 

my love and I

- Transcribed by
the Wish Monster,