The Water Is Wide chords by Indigo Girls

Chords with lyrics

The Water is Wide (traditional)
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This is the Indigo Girls' version with
Bonnie Raitt (sp?), and pretty much the
same as the Indigo Purple Parrot version.

chords:
A augmentedA   x0222x
A5A5  x02200
EsusEsus x2220x
E MajorE   x2210x


Picking Pattern
e ------------------------------
BB -------2-3-2----------2---2---
G+G -----2-------2------2---2---2-
D MajorD ---2--------------2-----------
A augmentedA -0--------------0-------------
E MajorE ------------------------------

The above diagram depicts the picking pattern
used for the entire song, using the "A" chord
as an example. Just play the correct strings
in the right order with each chord, and
voila!, you have yourself this song.

*verse one*
A augmentedA
the ..
  A5A5   EsusEsus
and ..
      E MajorE
have ..
     A5A5  A augmentedA
give ..
A augmentedA
And ..

*verse two*
A augmentedA
my ..
       A5A5  EsusEsus
the ..
       E MajorE
when ...
        A5A5  A augmentedA
but ..
A augmentedA
and ..
A augmentedA
and ..

*verse three*
A augmentedA
there ..
       A5A5
she's..
EsusEsus    E MajorE
as ..
A5A5     A augmentedA
but ..
A augmentedA
I ..

*play one full verse as this is The Bridge*

*verse four*
A augmentedA
the ..
  A5A5   EsusEsus
and ..
       E MajorE
have ..
     A5A5
give ..
A augmentedA
that ...
A augmentedA
and ..
A augmentedA
and ..
A augmentedA
my ..
- Transcribed by
the Wish Monster,
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