There is a ship and she sails the sea
     
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
         F#m  D7              Bm
But not as deep as the love I'm in
G6         F#m  A         D
I know not if   I sink or swim

*verse one*
A
the water is wide, I can't cross over
A5 Esus4
and neither I
E
have wings to fly
A5 A
give me a boat that can carry two
A
And we both shall row, my love and I

*verse two*
A
my love is gentle, and love is kind
A5 Esus4
the sweetest flower
E
when first it blooms
A5 A
but love grows old
A
and waxes cold
A
and fades away like morning dew

*verse three*
A
there is a ship that sails the sea
A5
she's loaded deep
Esus4 E
as deep can be
A5 A
but not as deep as the love I made
A
I know not how to sink or swim

*play one full verse as this is The Bridge*

*verse four*
A
the water is wide, I can't cross over
A5 Esus4
and neither I
E
have wings to fly
A5
give me a boat
A
that can carry two
A
and both shall row, my love and I
A
and both shall row
A
my love and I

The Water Is Wide
Roger McGuinn

The water is wide I can not cross over

And neither have	I wings to	fly

But  build me a	boat	that can carry	two

And both shall	roam my love and	I

A ship there	is and	she sails the	sea

Sailing as deep as  deep can	be

But not so	deep	as the love I am	in

D
I know not how I sink or swim

	I leaned my back	against some young	oak

Thinking that	he was a trusty t	ree

But first he	bent	and then he	broke

And thus d	id my false love	and	me

From the "Roger McGuinn" LP Columbia Records 1973