Erie Canal chords by Pete Seeger

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Verse 1
Am 
E 
C 
E 
Am 
E 
We  (A minor)  (E major)  (C major)  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major) 
C 
Am 
E 
Am 
C 
 (C major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor)  (C major) were
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor) 40 miles from Albany
Forget it I never shall
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Dm 
Am 
What a  (C major) terrible  (D minor) storm  (A minor) we had one night
On the E- R- I- E canal
C 
Oh, the E- R-  (C major) I- E was rising
Dm 
Am 
And gin was get (D minor) ting  (A minor) low
E 
Am 
F 
I scarcely  (E major) think  (A minor) we'll get a  (F major) drink
Am 
'Til  (A minor) we  get to Buffalo
E 
'Til we get to Buf (E major) falo
Am 
C 
 (A minor) We were  (C major) loaded down
with barley
G 
C 
 (G major) We were chuck full up  (C major) on rye
The captain, he looked down on me
With his gol- durn wicked eye
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
G 
C 
And  (G major) gin was  (C major) getting low
F 
An' I scarcely think  (F major) we'll get a drink
C 
'Til  (C major) we get to Buffalo
F 
C 
'Til we  (F major) get to  (C major) Buffalo

Verse 2
Two days out from Syracuse
E 
Am 
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C 
E 
The vessel struck a shoal  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (C major)  (E major) 
Am 
We  (A minor) like to all been foundered
On a chunk o' Lackawanna coal
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
And gin was getting low
F 
Am 
An' I scarcely  (F major) think  (A minor) we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
C 
'Til we  (C major) get to Buffalo
Dm 
 (D minor) 

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Verse 3
Am 
 (A minor) We hollered to the captain
On the towpath, treadin' dirt
E 
Am 
C 
He  (E major) jumped  (A minor) on  board  (C major) and
Dm 
stopped  (D minor) the leak
Am 
 (A minor) With his old red flannel shirt
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
C 
And the gin was getting  (C major) low
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
G 
C 
'Til we  (G major) get to  (C major) Buffalo

Verse 4
C 
The cook she was a grand ol' gal She wore  (C major) 
a ragged dress
We hoisted her upon the pole
As a signal of distress
G 
C 
Oh,  (G major) the E- R- I- E was  (C major) rising
Gin was getting low
F 
C 
 (F major) I scarcely think  (C major) we'll get a drink
F 
C 
'Til we  (F major) get to  (C major) Buffalo

Verse 5
'Til we get to Buffalo
C 
E 
Am 
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Am 
E 
 (C major) The winds began to  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major) whistle
Am 
The  (A minor) waves began to roll
We had to reep our royals
On that raging canal
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
Dm 
And gin was  (D minor) getting low
Am 
 (A minor) I scarcely think we'll get
a drink
C 
'Til we get to Buf (C major) falo
'Til we get to Buffalo

Verse 6
C 
Well, when we  (C major) got to Syracuse
Dm 
Am 
 (D minor) Off- mule  (A minor) he was dead
The nigh mule he got
blind staggers
E 
Am 
We cracked him  (E major) on  (A minor) the head
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
The gin was getting low
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor) 'Til we get to  (E major) Buf (A minor) falo
C 
 (C major) The captain,

Verse 7
he got married
G 
The cook, she went to  (G major) jail
C 
And  (C major) I'm the only sea cook son
That's left to tell the tale
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
G 
C 
The gin  (G major) was getting  (C major) low
Am 
F 
C 
I  (A minor) scarcely think  (F major) we'll  (C major) get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
F 
C 
'Til we  (F major) get to Buffalo  (C major) 