Congo River chords by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

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Verse 1
D 
Oh,  (D major) won't you ever run
G 
the  (G major) Congo River?
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow!
D 
Black fever  (D major) makes the white man shiver.
A 
D 
Blow me,  (A major) bloody boys,  (D major) blow!
G 
A Yankee ship came  (G major) down the river.
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow!
D 
For a  (D major) mast in yards they shun like silver.
Blow me, bloody boys, blow!
G 
Oh, blow me, boys, and  (G major) blow forever!
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow
D 
Why blow  (D major) me down that Congo River?
Blow me, bloody boys, blow
Now, what do you think
G 
she had  (G major) for cargo?
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow
D 
Why black  (D major) sheep that had lolly in bargo?
Blow me, bloody boys, blow
Now, what do you think
G 
they  (G major) had for dinner?
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow
D 
Why a  (D major) monkey's heart and
a donkey's liver?
Blow me, bully boys, blow
G 
Now blow me, boys, and  (G major) blow forever
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow
D 
Why blow  (D major) me down that Congo river?
Blow me, bully boys, blow
G 
Now yonder comes the  (G major) arrow -packin'
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow
A 
D 
She  (A major) fires  (D major) her guns,
can't you hear the rackin'?
Blow me, bully boys, blow
How old do you think was
G 
the  (G major) skipper of her?
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys, blow!  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) Why, Puddy, he's the sailor of her!
Blow me, Puddy, boys, blow!
G 
Blow me, boys, and  (G major) blow forever!
A 
G 
Blow,  (A major) boys,  (G major) blow!
D 
 (D major) I'll blow me down that Congo River!
A 
D 
Blow me, Puddy,  (A major) boys,  (D major) blow!