Misc Traditional - The water is wide

^DThe water is w^Dide, ^G I can’t cross o^D'er. ^DAnd neither ^Bm7have I the wings to^A7 fly. Build me a b^Doat that can carry ^G6two, And both shall r^A7ow, my love and^D I.

There is a sh^Dip ^G and she sails the ^Dseas. She's laden ^Bm7deep, as deep c^A7an be; But not so de^Dep as the love I'm ^G6in And I know not whe^A7ther I sink or sw^Dim.

O love is ^Dhandsome ^G and love is ^Dfine Bright as a ^Bm7jewel when first it's^A7 new but love grows ^Dold and waxes c^G6old And fades aw^A7ay like the morning d^Dew.

^D'Tis not the frost, ^Gthat freezes f^Dell, Nor blowing s^Bm7nows inclemen^A7cy, 'Tis not such ^Dcold that makes me ^G6cry, But my love's ^A7heart grown cold t^Do me.

^DI leaned my ba^Dck, ag^Gainst an o^Dak. ^Dthinking it ^Bm7was a trusty t^A7ree. But first it b^Dent and then it b^G6roke, So did my love^A7, proved false to^D me.

^DMust I go boun^Dd whil^Ge you go f^Dree ^DMust I love ^Bm7a man who does^A7n't love me Must I be b^Dorn with so little^G6 art As to love som^A7eone who'll break ^Dmy heart

^DHad but I known, ^Gbefore I kiss'^Dd, ^DThat love woul^Bm7d be so ill to wi^A7n, I'd lock my h^Deart in a case of g^G6old, And pin'd it ^A7with a silver ^Dpin.

^DThe water is w^Dide, ^G I can’t cross o^D'er. ^DAnd neither ^Bm7have I the wings to^A7 fly. Build me a b^Doat that can carry ^G6two, And both shall r^A7ow, my love and^D I.