Shenandoah Chords
by Tom Waits
Shenandoah by Tom Waits is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, F, Eb and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bb Gm F Bb
Verse:
Bb Eb Bb
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Bb Eb Bb
A-way, you rolling river
Eb F Gm
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Eb Bb Dm
A-way, we're bound away,
Gm F Bb
Cross the wide Missouri.
Verse:
Bb Eb Bb
Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter,
Bb Eb Bb
A-way, you rolling river
Eb F Gm
For her I'd cross the raging waters
Eb Bb Dm
A-way, we're bound away,
Gm F Bb
Cross the wide Missouri.
Verse:
Bb Eb Bb
For ten long years I courted Sally
Bb Eb Bb
A-way, you rolling river
Eb F Gm
She broke my heart here in this valley
Eb Bb Dm
A-way, we're bound away,
Gm F Bb
Cross the wide Missouri.
Verse:
Bb Eb Bb
The Missouri she's a mighty river
Bb Eb Bb
A-way, you rolling river
Eb F Gm
The Missouri she's a mighty river
Eb Bb Dm
A-way, we're bound away,
Gm F Bb
Cross the wide Missouri.
Verse:
Bb Eb Bb
Oh Shenandoah I'd love to see you
Bb Eb Bb
A-way, you rolling river
Eb F Gm
Oh, Shenandoah, I'll never grieve you
Eb Bb Dm
A-way, we're bound away,
Gm F Bb
Cross the wide Missouri.
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