Shenandoah Chords by Arlo Guthrie
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[F#m] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] The Missouri, she's a mighty [G] [D] river, [G] a way [A]
road.
[D]
The [G] red man's camp lies on her [Bm] borders, [G]
[D] a way.
We're bound away,
[G] across the [D]
wide [A] [D] Missouri.
A white man loved an Indian [G]
[D] maiden, [G] a way.
[A] Rolling [D] river, with [G] an ocean sweet, his [A] canoe was [Bm] laden.
[G]
[D] A way, [G] we're [D] bound away, [G]
across the [D] [A] wide Missouri.
[D]
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter, a [G] way.
[A] Rolling [D] river, [G] I'll take her across the [A] rolling [D] water, [G] [D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [F#m] [G] across [D] the wide [A]
[D] Missouri.
The chief disdained the [G] trader's [D] dollars, [G] a way.
[A] You rolling [D] river, my [G] daughter [D] never you shall follow,
[G] [D] a way.
[G] We're [D] bound away, [G] [D] across the wide [A] [D] Missouri.
At last there came a Yankee [G] [D] skipper, a [G] way.
You [A]
rolling [D] river, he [G] winked his eye and [D] he tipped his [Bm] [D] flipper, [G]
[D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [F#m] [G]
across [D] the wide [A]
Missouri.
[D]
He sold the chief that fire [G] [D] water, a [G] way.
[D] You rolling river, and [G] crossed the river, [A] stole his daughter, [D]
[G] [D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [G] across the [D] wide [A] [D] Missouri.
Oh Shenandoah, I long [G] to [D] hear you, a [G] way.
You [D] rolling river,
[G] across the [A] wide and rolling [Bm] [G] water, [D]
a way.
[G] We're [D] bound away, [G] [D]
across the wide [A]
Missouri.
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[F#m] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] The Missouri, she's a mighty [G] [D] river, [G] a way [A]
road.
[D]
The [G] red man's camp lies on her [Bm] borders, [G]
[D] a way.
We're bound away,
[G] across the [D]
wide [A] [D] Missouri.
A white man loved an Indian [G]
[D] maiden, [G] a way.
[A] Rolling [D] river, with [G] an ocean sweet, his [A] canoe was [Bm] laden.
[G]
[D] A way, [G] we're [D] bound away, [G]
across the [D] [A] wide Missouri.
[D]
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter, a [G] way.
[A] Rolling [D] river, [G] I'll take her across the [A] rolling [D] water, [G] [D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [F#m] [G] across [D] the wide [A]
[D] Missouri.
The chief disdained the [G] trader's [D] dollars, [G] a way.
[A] You rolling [D] river, my [G] daughter [D] never you shall follow,
[G] [D] a way.
[G] We're [D] bound away, [G] [D] across the wide [A] [D] Missouri.
At last there came a Yankee [G] [D] skipper, a [G] way.
You [A]
rolling [D] river, he [G] winked his eye and [D] he tipped his [Bm] [D] flipper, [G]
[D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [F#m] [G]
across [D] the wide [A]
Missouri.
[D]
He sold the chief that fire [G] [D] water, a [G] way.
[D] You rolling river, and [G] crossed the river, [A] stole his daughter, [D]
[G] [D] a way.
[G] We're bound [D] away, [G] across the [D] wide [A] [D] Missouri.
Oh Shenandoah, I long [G] to [D] hear you, a [G] way.
You [D] rolling river,
[G] across the [A] wide and rolling [Bm] [G] water, [D]
a way.
[G] We're [D] bound away, [G] [D]
across the wide [A]
Missouri.
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
G
A
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Missouri, _ _ _ she's a mighty [G] _ _ _ [D] river, _ _ _ [G] a _ _ way _ [A]
road.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [G] red man's _ camp lies on her _ [Bm] _ borders, [G] _
_ _ [D] a way. _ _ _
We're bound _ away, _
[G] _ _ across the [D] _ _ _
wide [A] _ _ [D] Missouri. _ _
_ _ A _ white man _ loved an Indian [G] _
_ [D] _ maiden, _ [G] a _ way.
_ _ _ [A] _ Rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ with [G] an ocean _ sweet, his [A] canoe was [Bm] _ _ laden.
[G] _ _ _
[D] A way, _ _ _ [G] we're [D] bound _ away, _ _ [G] _
_ across the [D] _ _ _ [A] wide _ _ Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh _ Shenandoah, _ I love your _ daughter, _ _ _ a [G] way. _
_ _ _ [A] _ Rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'll take her _ across the [A] rolling _ _ [D] water, _ [G] _ _ _ [D] a way.
_ _ [G] _ We're bound [D] away, [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ across [D] the _ _ _ wide [A] _ _
[D] Missouri. _ _ _ _ _
The chief _ _ disdained the [G] trader's _ [D] _ dollars, _ _ [G] a way. _ _ _
[A] You rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ my [G] daughter [D] never _ _ you shall follow, _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] a way.
_ [G] _ We're [D] bound away, _ _ _ [G] _ [D] across the _ _ wide [A] _ _ _ [D] Missouri.
_ _ _ _ _ _ At last there came a Yankee [G] _ _ [D] skipper, _ _ a [G] way.
_ _ _ You [A]
rolling [D] _ _ river, _ _ he [G] winked his eye and [D] he tipped his [Bm] _ [D] flipper, _ [G] _ _ _
[D] a way.
_ [G] _ We're bound [D] away, _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
across [D] the _ _ wide [A] _
_ Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
He sold the chief that fire [G] _ _ [D] _ water, _ a [G] way. _ _ _
[D] You rolling river, _ _ _ _ _ and [G] crossed the river, [A] _ _ stole his daughter, [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] a way. _
_ [G] We're bound [D] _ away, _ _ [G] _ across the [D] wide _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Missouri. _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh _ Shenandoah, _ I long [G] to [D] hear you, _ _ a [G] way.
You _ _ _ [D] _ rolling river, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] across the _ [A] wide and rolling _ [Bm] _ _ [G] water, _ _ [D]
a way.
_ _ [G] We're [D] bound away, _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
across the _ _ wide [A] _
Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Missouri, _ _ _ she's a mighty [G] _ _ _ [D] river, _ _ _ [G] a _ _ way _ [A]
road.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [G] red man's _ camp lies on her _ [Bm] _ borders, [G] _
_ _ [D] a way. _ _ _
We're bound _ away, _
[G] _ _ across the [D] _ _ _
wide [A] _ _ [D] Missouri. _ _
_ _ A _ white man _ loved an Indian [G] _
_ [D] _ maiden, _ [G] a _ way.
_ _ _ [A] _ Rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ with [G] an ocean _ sweet, his [A] canoe was [Bm] _ _ laden.
[G] _ _ _
[D] A way, _ _ _ [G] we're [D] bound _ away, _ _ [G] _
_ across the [D] _ _ _ [A] wide _ _ Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh _ Shenandoah, _ I love your _ daughter, _ _ _ a [G] way. _
_ _ _ [A] _ Rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'll take her _ across the [A] rolling _ _ [D] water, _ [G] _ _ _ [D] a way.
_ _ [G] _ We're bound [D] away, [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ across [D] the _ _ _ wide [A] _ _
[D] Missouri. _ _ _ _ _
The chief _ _ disdained the [G] trader's _ [D] _ dollars, _ _ [G] a way. _ _ _
[A] You rolling [D] river, _ _ _ _ my [G] daughter [D] never _ _ you shall follow, _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] a way.
_ [G] _ We're [D] bound away, _ _ _ [G] _ [D] across the _ _ wide [A] _ _ _ [D] Missouri.
_ _ _ _ _ _ At last there came a Yankee [G] _ _ [D] skipper, _ _ a [G] way.
_ _ _ You [A]
rolling [D] _ _ river, _ _ he [G] winked his eye and [D] he tipped his [Bm] _ [D] flipper, _ [G] _ _ _
[D] a way.
_ [G] _ We're bound [D] away, _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
across [D] the _ _ wide [A] _
_ Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
He sold the chief that fire [G] _ _ [D] _ water, _ a [G] way. _ _ _
[D] You rolling river, _ _ _ _ _ and [G] crossed the river, [A] _ _ stole his daughter, [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] a way. _
_ [G] We're bound [D] _ away, _ _ [G] _ across the [D] wide _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Missouri. _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh _ Shenandoah, _ I long [G] to [D] hear you, _ _ a [G] way.
You _ _ _ [D] _ rolling river, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] across the _ [A] wide and rolling _ [Bm] _ _ [G] water, _ _ [D]
a way.
_ _ [G] We're [D] bound away, _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
across the _ _ wide [A] _
Missouri.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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