Shenandoah Arlo Guthrie
VERSE 1:
[G7]The Mis-[C]souri [Am]she's [G]a [Em]mighty [F]ri-ve[C]r
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
The [Am]Redman's camp lies [Em]on her [F]borders
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 2:
[G7]A w[C]hite-man [Am]loved [G]an [Em]Indian [F]mai-[C]den
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
With [Am]notions sweet his can[Em]oe was [F]laden
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 3:
[G7]Oh [C]Shenan-[Am]doah, [G]I [Em]love your [F]daugh-[C]ter
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
I'll [Am]take her cross the [Em]rollin' [F]water
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 4:
[G7]The [C]Chief dis-[Am]dained [G]the [Em]trader's [F]doll-[C]ars
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
My [Am]daughter never [Em]you shall [F]follow
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 5:
[G7]At [C]last there [Am]came [G]a [Em]Yankee [F]skip-[C]per
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
He [Am]winked his eye and he [Em]tipped his [F]flipper
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 6:
[G7]He [C]sold the [Am]Chief [G]that [Em]fire [F]wa-[C]ter
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
And [Am]crossed the river, [Em]stole his [F]daughter
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
VERSE 7:
[G7]Oh [C]Shenan-[Am]doah, [G]I [Em]long to [F]hear [C]you
A-[F]way, you rollin' [C]river[C7]
A-[Am]cross the wide and [Em]rollin' [F]water
A-[C]way, we're bound a-[Em]way[Fmin7]
Across the [C]wide [Am]Mis[G7]sou[C]ri.
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