The Water Is Wide

G · G / C · G · Em · Am / D · G · C · D7 · G

The water is wide, I cannot get o'er, Neither have I wings to fly. Give me a boat that can carry two, and both shall cross, my true love and I.

G · G / C · G · Em · Am / D · G · C · D7 · G

I leaned back against an oak, Thinking it was a mighty tree, But first it bent and then it broke, So did my love prove false to me.

G · G / C · G · Em · Am / D · G · C · D7 · G

Oh, love is handsome and love is kind, Gay as a jewel when it's new, But love grows old and waxes cold, And fades away like morning dew.