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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     x0222x
A5    x02200
Esus  x2220x
E     x2210x


Picking Pattern
e ------------------------------
B -------2-3-2----------2---2---
G -----2-------2------2---2---2-
D ---2--------------2-----------
A -0--------------0-------------
E ------------------------------

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
the ..
    A5      Esus
and ..
           E
have ..
          A5   A
give ..
A
And ..

*verse two*
A
my ..
             A5   Esus
the ..
              E
when ...
               A5   A
but ..
A
and ..
A
and ..

*verse three*
A
there ..
             A5
she's..
Esus        E
as ..
A5         A
but ..
A
I ..

*play one full verse as this is The Bridge*

*verse four*
A
the ..
    A5      Esus
and ..
              E
have ..
          A5
give ..
A
that ...
A
and ..
A
and ..
A
my ..
- Transcribed by
the Wish Monster,
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