The Water is Wide (C diatonic)
by Trad. English Folksong · posted by quaintstevens
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
3 4 4 -4 4 5 -4 4 -3" 3The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
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Neither do I have wings to fly
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Give me a boat that can carry two
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and both shall row, my love and I.
O love is gentle, and love is kind,
Love is sweet, when first it's new
But such love grows old as wax grows cold
It fades away, like morning dew.
There is a ship that sails the sea
She's loaded deep, as deep as can be
But now as deep as the love I'm in
I don't know how I'll sink or swim.
But the water is wide, and I can't cross ov'r
Neither do I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
and both shall row, my love and I.