The original poster was listed as news@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com (Netnews) THE WATER IS WIDE, Traditional ------------------------------ Note: Treat each note as eighth note except hammer-ons and pull-offs, which are sixteenth notes. Play slowly. D D/B Dsus2/E Dsus2/A D Dsus4 +-------2-----------2----+-------0-----------0----+-------2-----2^3---2--0-+ +-------3-----------3----+-------3-----------3----+-------3-----3-----3--3-+ +----2--------------2----+-------2--------2-----2-+----2-----2--2----------+ +-0--------0-----0-------+----0-----0-------------+-0--------------0-------+ +-------------2--------2-+-------------0----------+------------------------+ +------------------------+-0----------------------+------------------------+
D D D/B Dsus2/E Dsus2/A +-2----------------------+-------2-----------2----+-------0-----------0----+ +-3----------------------+-------3-----------3----+-------3-----------3----+ +----2-----0-----0-----0-+----2--------------2----+-------2--------2-----2-+ +------------------------+-0--------0-----0-------+----0-----0-------------+ +-------0-----2-----4----+-------------2--------2-+-------------0----------+ +------------------------+------------------------+-0----------------------+ The water is wide ... D Dsus4 D D/A D/C# Bm Bm/A +-------2-----2^3---2--0-+-2--------2-------------+-------2-----------2----+ +-------3-----3-----3--3-+-3--------3-----3-----3-+-------3-----------3----+ +----2--------2-----2--2-+-2--------2-----2-----2-+-------4-----------4----+ +-0--------0-----0-------+----0--------0----------+----4-----------4-------+ +------------------------+-------0-----------4----+-2--------2--0--------0-+ +------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ over and nei... G Em7 A A A7 +-------3-----------0----+------------------------+-------------0----------+ +-------0-----------3----+-------2-----3-----5----+-------2--------2-------+ +-------0-----------0----+-------2----------------+-------2-----------0----+ +----0-----------2-----2-+----2--------4-----5----+----2-----2-----------2-+ +------------------------+-0--------0-----0-----0-+-0----------------------+ +-3--------2--0----------+------------------------+------------------------+ I wings to ... F#m D D/E G +-------------2----------+------------------------+-------------3----------+^ +-------2--------2-------+-------3-----------3----+-------0--------0-------+ +-------2-----------2----+----2-----2--------2----+-------0-----------0----+ +----4-----4-----------4-+-0--------------0-----0-+----0-----0-------------+ +------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ +-2----------------------+-------------0----------+-3--------------------2-+ boat that ... Em7 F#m Em7 A +-------------0----------+-------------2----------+------------------------+ +-------3--------3-------+-------2--------2-------+-------3-----------2----+ +-------0-----------0----+-------2-----------2----+-------0-----------2----+ +----2-----2-----------2-+----4-----4-------------+----2-----2-----2-----2-+ +------------------------+------------------------+-------------0----------+ +-0----------------------+-2--------------------2-+-0----------------------+ and both shall ... D Dsus4 D +-------------2^3---2--0-+-2----------------------+ +-------3--------3--3--3-+-3----------------------+ +----2-----2--------2--2-+-2--------0-----0-----0-+ +-0-----------0----------+----0-------------------+ +------------------------+-------0-----2-----4----+ +------------------------+------------------------+ I. Well love is ... Verse: The water is wide, I can't ... Instrumental There is a ship, and she sails ... Repeat first verse. Melody (no timing implied): +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-----3-3---5^3-7-----5-3--------------------3--2----3----5-7-----8--5-------- +-2---------------------------4-----2-2--2------------------------------------ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The water is_ wide, I can't cross ... +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-5----7--8-10---8----7---5-3---7---5---3-----------------3----2---3---------- +--------------------------------------------4-----2---2---------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-------------^---------------------------------------------------------------- Give me a boat that can carry two and ... Traditional song, performed by Karla Bonoff and James Taylor on 'Restless Nights' album, Karla Bonoff. -- ******************************************************************* * KSBerczik / Bellcore * * Learning Support / Piscataway, NJ * * ksb@cc.bellcore.com (work) / ksberczik@aol.com (home) * ******************************************************************* * Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists * * elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to * * contact us. -- Calvin * *******************************************************************