Arlo Guthrie (born 10th July 1947, Brooklyn, New York ) is an American folk singer who is the son of folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie and his wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a one-time professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Massachusetts in 1965, and briefly attended Rocky Mountain College.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Tune: Traditional Irish Album: Son of the Wind (1992) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zWgfzGq5g0 Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd fret
VERSE 1: G7CAmEmFC The Mis-souri she’s a mighty ri-ver FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF The Redman’s camp lies on her borders CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 2: G7CAmEmFC A white-man loved an Indian mai-den FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF With notions sweet his canoe was laden CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 3: G7CAmEmFC Oh Shenan-doah, I love your daugh-ter FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF I’ll take her cross the rollin’ water CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 4: G7CAmEmFC The Chief dis-dained the trader’s doll-ars FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF My daughter never you shall follow CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 5: G7CAmEmFC At last there came a Yankee skip-per FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF He winked his eye and he tipped his flipper CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 6: G7CAmEmFC He sold the Chief that fire wa-ter FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF And crossed the river, stole his daughter CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 7: G7CAmEmFC Oh Shenan-doah, I long to hear you FCC7 A-way, you rollin' river AmEmF A-cross the wide and rollin’ water CEmFmin7 A-way, we're bound a-way CAmG7C Across the wide Missouri.
Tabbed by Andy from Bury St Edmunds, England - 2015 ([email protected]).