| Artist: | Happy Traum (English) |
| User: | gsmendoza |
| Duration: | 360 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
| Chord names: | Not defined |
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| Comment: | - |
Happy Traum - The Water Is Wide
Key of E (Capo on 2nd fret)
https://youtu.be/lOGgG-wEDHA
This is based on Happy Traum's version of the song, which you can find at
"Basic Arranging Techniques that Every Guitarist Should Know - Video 1". I
simplified the chords in this tab so that it's easier to see the chord
progression.
[Pickup]
A7 .
[Intro]
D - G - .. ..
D - D - .. ..
Bm - G - .. ..
A - A - .. ..
F#m - G - .. ..
Bm - G - .. ..
A - A G .. ..
D - D A7 .. ..
[Verse]
D - G - The water is wide,
D - D - I can not cross over
Bm - G - And neither have
A - A - I wings to fly
F#m - G - Build me a boat
Bm - G - that will carry two
A - A G And both shall row,
D - D A7 my love and I
[Verse]
D - G - A ship there is
D - D - and she sails the sea
Bm - G - And she’s loaded deep,
A - A - as deep can be
F#m - G - But not so deep
Bm - G - as this love I’m in
A - A G I know not how
D - D A7 I sink or swim
[Verse]
D - G - Oh love is gentle
D - D - and love is kind
Bm - G - And love’s a jewel
A - A - when first it’s new
F#m - G - But when it’s older,
Bm - G - it waxes colder
A - A G And it fades away
D - D A7 like summer dew
[Solo]
D - G - .. ..
D - D - .. ..
Bm - G - .. ..
A - A - .. ..
F#m - G - .. ..
Bm - G - .. ..
A - A G .. ..
D - D A7 .. ..
[Verse]
D - G - I lean my back
D - D - against an oak
Bm - G - Thinking it was
A - A - a trusty tree
F#m - G - But first it bended,
Bm - G - then it broke
A - A G As did my own
D - D A7 false love to me
[Last Verse]
D - G - The water is wide,
D - D - I can not cross over
Bm - G - And neither have
A - A - I wings to fly
F#m - G - Build me a boat
Bm - G - that will carry two
A - A G And both shall row,
D - D ... my love and I