The Water Is Wide

Traditional British · 'O Waly, Waly' family · public domain

Five diatonic chairs and no visitors — the ache is pure voice-leading, every chord one polite step from the last.

KeyCDbDEbEFF#GAbABbB4/4 · Travis roll

Verse 1

The Gwater is Cwide, I Gcannot get o'er,

and Emneither have CI the wings to D7fly;

give Gme a Cboat that can Gcarry Emtwo,

and Amboth shall D7row, my Glove and I.

Verse 2

A Gship there Cis, and she Gsails the sea,

she's Emloaded Cdeep as D7deep can be,

but Gnot so Cdeep as the Glove I'm Emin —

I Amknow not D7if I Gsink or swim.

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