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Órla Fallon - The Water Is Wide Chords

Chord reference F, Bb, Dm, C, Am, C7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F] [Bb] [F] [F]The water is wide, [Bb]I cannot [F]cross over [F]And neither [Dm]have [Bb]I wings to [C]fly [C]Build me a [Am]boat that can carry [Dm]two [Bb]And both shall [C7]row [C]my love and [F]I

[F]There is a ship [Bb]and she sails the [F]sea [F]She’s loaded [Dm]deep, [Bb]as deep can [C]be [C]But not so [Am]deep as the love I’m [Dm]in [Bb]And I know not [C7]if [C]I sink or [F]swim

[F]I leant my back [Bb]against an [F]oak [F]Thinking it [Dm]was [Bb]a trusty [C]tree [C]But first it [Am]bent and then it [Dm]broke [Bb]Just as my [C7]love [C]proved false to [F]me

[F]O love is handsome [Bb]and love is [F]fine [F]The brightest [Dm]jewel [Bb]when first it is [C]new [C]But love grows [Am]old and waxes [Dm]cold [Bb]And fades a[C7]way [C]like the morning [F]dew

[F]The water is wide, [Bb]I cannot [F]cross over [F]And neither [Dm]have [Bb]I wings to [C]fly [C]Build me a [Am]boat that can carry [Dm]two [Bb]And both shall [C7]row, [C]my love [C7]and [F]I

Artist Órla Fallon
Album The Water Is Wide
Genres Celtic
Year 2005
Key F

How to Play The Water Is Wide on Guitar?

Órla Fallon - The Water Is Wide can be played in the key of F using the F, Bb, Dm, C, Am, C7 chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Water Is Wide with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.