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Tuning: E A D G B E
----------------------------------------------------------------- THE WATER IS WIDE - Traditional, Orrin Star ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Martin Solomon Email: solblog@protonmail.com Tuning: EADGBe (Standard) Key: C **This tab is a tribute to one of my guitar teachers, Orrin Star, 1976 National Flatpicking Champion, from whom I learned it. It was one of the first exercise songs he taught a young college-age kid who wanted to learn fingerpicking during the late 80's/early 90's (my memory isn't exact on the date range). Orrin taught hourly lessons from a small Cambridge, MA apartment for short money and the kid didn't know what a treasure he had. Rest in Peace.** The letters along the bottom show what finger on the right hand to pluck with: T = Thumb I = Index Finger M = Middle Finger Wrap your thumb around on your left hand to hit that first fret when playing the F chord. Don't barre. Here it is on video: https://youtu.be/GI8Gg1cRmO0 [Intro... ...] C F C F e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|----------0------------| B|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|-----1------1--------1-| G|---0---------0---|---2---------2---|---0---------0---|---2------------2------| D|-------2---------|-------3---------|-------2---------|-------3---------------| A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------------| T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I [1]The water is C F C e|---------0-------|---------0--------------|-----------0-------|---------0-----------| B|-----1-----1---1-|-----1------1---------1-|-------1-----1---1-|-----1-----1-------1-| G|---0---------0---|---2------------2-------|-----0---------0---|---0-------------0---| D|-------2---------|-------3----------------|-------2-----------|-------2-------------| A|-3---------------|------------------------|---3---------------|-3-------------------| E|-----------------|-1----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I [1]wide I can't cross over and neither [2]is she sails the sea she's laden [3]back against as oak thinking it [4]wide I can't cross over and neither Am Dm e|---------0-------|---------0----------------|-------------------------|--------0-----1--| B|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1--------1-----|-----3-------3-------3---|-3---------------| G|---2---------2---|---2----------2-----------|---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-----------------| D|-------2---------|-------2------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------| A|-0---------------|-0------------------------|---------3-------2-------|-----------------| E|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M I T I M I T I M I [1]have I wings to fly oh build me a [2]deep as deep can be but not as [3]was a trust-y tree but first it [4]have I wings to fly oh build me a Em Dm Am F e|---------3-------|---------1----------|-----------------|---------0--------------| B|-----0-----0---0-|-----3-----3---3----|-----1-------1---|-----1-----1---------1--| G|---0---------0---|---2---2-----2------|---2---2---2---2-|---2------------2-------| D|-------2---------|-0------------------|-----------------|-------3----------------| A|-----------------|--------------------|-0---------------|------------------------| E|-0---------------|--------------------|---------3-------|-1----------------------| T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M I T I M I T I M T M I T I [1]boat that can carry two and both shall [2]deep as the hole I'm in I know not [3]bent then it broke thus did my [4]boat that can carry two and both shall C G F C/G e|---------0-------|---------3--------------|-----------------|-0---------------| B|-----1-----1---1-|-----0-----0----------0-|-----1-----1-----|-1---------------| G|---0---------0---|---0-------------0------|---2-----0-----0-|-0---------------| D|-------2---------|-------0----------------|-------2-----0---|-2---------------| A|-3---------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-3----------------------|-1---------------|-3---------------| T I M T M I T I T I M T M I T I T I M T I M T I [1]row my love and I... [2]how I sink or swim [3]love prove false to me [4]row my love and I... [end] e|----------------------| B|--------1------3------| G|-0-0------0------0----| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| T T I T I T [1]A ship there [2]I leaned my [3]Oh the water is