D G D G [Verse 1] D G The water is wide G D And I can't cross over D Bm Em A And neither have I wings to fly A D Bm G Build me a boat that can carry two G D A And both shall row A G D My love and I [Verse 2] D G There is a ship G D And she sails the sea D Bm Em A A boat as deep as deep can be A D Bm G But not as deep as this hole I'm in G D A G D And I know not if, I sink or swim [Verse 3] D G D And I lean my back against some oak D Bm Em A Thinking it was a trusty tree A D But first it bent G Bm G And then it broke G D A D As my own love proved false to me [Verse 4] D Love is gentle G D And love is kind D Bm And love is young Em A And love is new A D G Bm G Love grows cold as it grows old G D G Bm G Til it fades away like the mornin' dew [Verse 5] D And the water is wide G D And I can't cross over D Dm Em A Neither have I wings to fly A D G Bm G Build me a boat that can carry two G D And both shall row A G D My love and I G D And both shall row A G D My love and I