Sailing Down My Golden River Chords by Pete Seeger
Tempo:
179.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Water in the Hudson River isn't going to be clean upstate unless it's clean down the state too.
It's one river, one river.
[Bm]
[D] [B] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, [E] sun [G]
and [A] water all my own.
[D]
Yet I [Bm] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Sun and [Bm] water, oh life givers, [Em] I'll have them [A] where'er I roam.
[D]
And I [Bm] was not far [A] [D] from home.
[B] [Bm]
[D] [B] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
Sunlight glancing [Bm] on the water, [Em] life and death [A] are all my own.
[D]
Yet I [Bm] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Life to raise [Bm] my sons and daughters, [E]
[Em] golden [A] sparkles in the foam.
[D]
And I [Em] was not [A] far [D] from home.
[G] [D]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[D] Sailing down this [Bm] winding highway, [Em] travelers [A] from near and far.
[D] Yet I [Em] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Exploring [Bm] all the little byways, [E] [Em] sighting [A] all the distant stars.
[D]
And I [Bm] was not [A] far from [D] safe.
[Bm]
[B] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, [E] [Bm] sun and water [A] all my own.
[D] And I [E] was [Em] not far from [A]
home.
[D] [N]
It's one river, one river.
[Bm]
[D] [B] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, [E] sun [G]
and [A] water all my own.
[D]
Yet I [Bm] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Sun and [Bm] water, oh life givers, [Em] I'll have them [A] where'er I roam.
[D]
And I [Bm] was not far [A] [D] from home.
[B] [Bm]
[D] [B] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
Sunlight glancing [Bm] on the water, [Em] life and death [A] are all my own.
[D]
Yet I [Bm] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Life to raise [Bm] my sons and daughters, [E]
[Em] golden [A] sparkles in the foam.
[D]
And I [Em] was not [A] far [D] from home.
[G] [D]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[D] Sailing down this [Bm] winding highway, [Em] travelers [A] from near and far.
[D] Yet I [Em] was never
[A] [D] alone.
Exploring [Bm] all the little byways, [E] [Em] sighting [A] all the distant stars.
[D]
And I [Bm] was not [A] far from [D] safe.
[Bm]
[B] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, [E] [Bm] sun and water [A] all my own.
[D] And I [E] was [Em] not far from [A]
home.
[D] [N]
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Water in the Hudson River isn't going to be clean _ upstate unless it's clean down the state too.
It's one river, one river. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Sailing down [Bm] my golden _ river, _ _ [E] sun [G] _
and [A] water all my _ own.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I [Bm] was _ never _ _
[A] _ _ [D] alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sun and [Bm] water, oh life givers, _ _ [Em] _ I'll have them [A] where'er I roam.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Bm] was not _ _ far [A] _ _ _ [D] from _ home.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Sunlight _ glancing [Bm] _ on the water, _ _ [Em] _ life and death [A] are all my _ own.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I [Bm] was never _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Life to raise [Bm] my sons _ and daughters, [E] _ _
[Em] golden _ _ [A] sparkles in the foam.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Em] was not _ _ _ _ [A] _ far _ _ [D] from home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Sailing _ _ down this [Bm] _ winding highway, _ _ [Em] _ _ travelers _ [A] from near and _ far. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Yet I [Em] was never _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Exploring _ [Bm] all the little _ byways, [E] _ _ [Em] sighting [A] all the distant _ _ stars.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And I _ [Bm] was not _ _ _ [A] _ far _ _ from [D] _ _ safe.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] sun and water [A] all my own. _ _
[D] _ _ _ And _ I _ [E] was [Em] not _ far _ _ from _ [A] _ _
home.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
It's one river, one river. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Sailing down [Bm] my golden _ river, _ _ [E] sun [G] _
and [A] water all my _ own.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I [Bm] was _ never _ _
[A] _ _ [D] alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sun and [Bm] water, oh life givers, _ _ [Em] _ I'll have them [A] where'er I roam.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Bm] was not _ _ far [A] _ _ _ [D] from _ home.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Sunlight _ glancing [Bm] _ on the water, _ _ [Em] _ life and death [A] are all my _ own.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I [Bm] was never _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Life to raise [Bm] my sons _ and daughters, [E] _ _
[Em] golden _ _ [A] sparkles in the foam.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Em] was not _ _ _ _ [A] _ far _ _ [D] from home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Sailing _ _ down this [Bm] _ winding highway, _ _ [Em] _ _ travelers _ [A] from near and _ far. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Yet I [Em] was never _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Exploring _ [Bm] all the little _ byways, [E] _ _ [Em] sighting [A] all the distant _ _ stars.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And I _ [Bm] was not _ _ _ [A] _ far _ _ from [D] _ _ safe.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Sailing down [Bm] my golden river, _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] sun and water [A] all my own. _ _
[D] _ _ _ And _ I _ [E] was [Em] not _ far _ _ from _ [A] _ _
home.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _