Shenandoah Chords
by Arlo Guthrie
Shenandoah by Arlo Guthrie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G7, C, Am, G, Em, F and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1:
G7 C Am G Em F C
The Mis-souri she’s a mighty ri-ver
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
The Redman’s camp lies on her borders
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
verse 2:
G7 C Am G Em F C
A white-man loved an Indian mai-den
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
With notions sweet his canoe was laden
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
verse 3:
G7 C Am G Em F C
Oh Shenan-doah, I love your daugh-ter
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
I’ll take her cross the rollin’ water
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
verse 4:
G7 C Am G Em F C
The Chief dis-dained the trader’s doll-ars
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
My daughter never you shall follow
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 5:
G7 C Am G Em F C
At last there came a Yankee skip-per
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
He winked his eye and he tipped his flipper
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 6:
G7 C Am G Em F C
He sold the Chief that fire wa-ter
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
And crossed the river, stole his daughter
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.
VERSE 7:
G7 C Am G Em F C
Oh Shenan-doah, I long to hear you
F C C7
A-way, you rollin' river
Am Em F
A-cross the wide and rollin’ water
C Em Fmin7
A-way, we're bound a-way
C Am G7 C
Across the wide Missouri.