Erie canal chords by Burl Ives

SimplifiedG · F# · D

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
G 
F# 
We were forty miles from Albany,
G 
F# 
forget it I nev er shall
G 
F# 
What a terrible storm we had
G 
one night on the Erie Canal
For the Erie was a -risin',
the gin was a -gettin' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
Our captain, he come up on deck
F# 
with a spyglass in his hand
G 
F# 
G 
And the fog, it was so tarnel -thick
that he couldn't spy the land
Well, the Uriah was a -risin',
the gin was a -gettin' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
F# 
G 
till we get to Buffalo,
till we get to Buffalo
F# 
Our cook, she was a grand old gal,
G 
she had a ragged dress
F# 
We  heisted her upon a pole
as a signal of distress
G 
F# 
G 
Oh, Uriah was a -risin',
F# 
G 
the gin was a -gettin' low,
D 
G 
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
F# 
G 
till we get to Buffalo,
till we get to Buffalo.
The captain, got married,
and the cook, she went to jail,
F# 
And I'm the only son of a gun
that's left to tell the tale.
G 
Oh, the year I was a -risin',
the gin was a -gettin' low
F# 
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
G 
till we get to Buffalo,
till we get to Buffalo