I take no credit for this tab – I got it from:
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/seeger/the_water_is_wide-crd-pete-seeger.htm
The Water Is Wide
Pete Seegers Version
D D G6 D D
The Water Is Wide I Can Not Cross Over
D Bm - Bm7 G6 A A7
And Neither Have I Wings To Fly
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
But Build Me A Boat That Can Carry Two
G6 D/F# A7 D D
And Both Shall Roam My Love And I
D D G6 D D
A Ship There Is And She Sails The Sea
D Bm -Bm7 G6 A A7
Sailing As Deep As Deep Can Be
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
But Not So Deep As The Love I Am In
G6 D/F# A7 D D
I Know Not How I Sink Or Swim
G D G6 D D
I Leaned My Back Against Some Young Oak
D Bm -Bm7 G6 A A7
Thinking That He Was A Trusty Tree
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
But First He Bent And Then He Broke
G6 D/F# A7 D D
And Thus Did My False Lo Ve And Me
G D G6 D D
I Put My Hand Into Some Soft Greens
D Bm - Bm7 G6 A A7
Thinking The Sweetest Flower To Find
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
I Pricked My Fin - Ger To The Bone
G6 D/F# A7 D D
And Left The Sweetest Flower Alone
G D G6 D D
Oh Love Is Handsome, Love Is Fine
D Bm -Bm7 G6 A A7
Gay As A Jewel, When First It Is New
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
But Love Grows Old, And Waxes Cold
G6 D/F# A7 D D
And Fades Away, Like Summer Dew
G D G6 D D
The Seagulls Wheel, They Turn And Dive
D Bm -Bm7 G6 As A7
The Mountain Stands Beside Th E Sea
F#M F#M Bm - Bm/A
This World We Know Turns Round And Round
G6 D/F# A7s Ds D
And All For Them - And You And Me.
