Las Indigo Girls son un dúo de folk-rock estadounidense formado por Amy Ray y Emily Saliers. Tuvieron su inicio en un acto en el Eddie's Attic y fueron parte de la escena músical que se desarrolló en Athens (en el estado de Georgia), que incluye a otros grupos como The B-52's, Pylon, R.E.M., los Georgia Satellites y Love Tractor.
El grupo se formó en 1985, año en el que editaron el single "Crazy game". En 1987 editaron su primer álbum que se titula "Strange fire".
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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The Water is Wide (traditional) ------------------------------- 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 water is wide, I can't cross over A5Esus and neither I E have wings to fly A5A give me a boat that can carry two A And we both shall row, my love and I
*verse two* A my love is gentle, and love is kind A5Esus the sweetest flower E when first it blooms A5A but love grows old A and waxes cold A and fades away like morning dew
*verse three* A there is a ship that sails the sea A5 she's loaded deep EsusE as deep can be A5A but not as deep as the love I made A I know not how to sink or swim
*play one full verse as this is The Bridge*
*verse four* A the water is wide, I can't cross over A5Esus and neither I E have wings to fly A5 give me a boat A that can carry two A and both shall row, my love and I A and both shall row A my love and I