Key: D minor•
Verse 1
Dm
A
F
A
Dm
A
We
F
Dm
A
Dm
F
were
Dm
A
Dm
40 miles from Albany
Forget it I never shall
F
Gm
Dm
What a terrible storm we had one night
On the E- R- I- E canal
Gm
Dm
And gin was getting low
A
Dm
Bb
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Dm
F
We were loaded down
with barley
C
F
We were chuck full up on rye
The captain, he looked down on me
With his gol- durn wicked eye
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
C
F
And gin was getting low
Bb
F
'Til we get to Buffalo
Verse 2
Two days out from Syracuse
A
Dm
A
F
A
The vessel struck a shoal
On a chunk o' Lackawanna coal
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
And gin was getting low
Bb
Dm
An' I scarcely think we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
Gm
Verse 3
On the towpath, treadin' dirt
A
Dm
F
He jumped on board and
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
C
F
'Til we get to Buffalo
Verse 4
a ragged dress
We hoisted her upon the pole
As a signal of distress
C
F
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
Gin was getting low
Bb
F
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Bb
F
'Til we get to Buffalo
Verse 5
'Til we get to Buffalo
F
A
Dm
A
Dm
A
The winds began to whistle
We had to reep our royals
On that raging canal
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
Verse 6
Gm
Dm
Off- mule he was dead
The nigh mule he got
blind staggers
A
Dm
We cracked him on 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
Dm
A
Dm
'Til we get to Buffalo
Verse 7
he got married
That's left to tell the tale
Oh, the E- R- I- E was rising
C
F
The gin was getting low
Dm
Bb
F
I scarcely think we'll get a drink
'Til we get to Buffalo
Bb
F
'Til we get to Buffalo
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