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Roll on Columbia chords by
Country Joe Mcdonald
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Roll on, Columbia, roll on

Roll on, Columbia, roll on

Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
Interlude 1

So roll on, Columbia, roll on
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Verse 2
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Green Douglas firs where the
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waters cut through

Down her wild mountains and
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canyons she flew

Canadian Northwest to the
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oceans so blue
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Roll on Columbia, roll on
Verse 3
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Other great rivers add power to you
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Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat, too

Sandy Willamette and Hood River too
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So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Verse 4
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Tom Jefferson's vision would
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not let him rest

An empire he saw in the
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Pacific Northwest
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Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest
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So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Verse 5
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It's there on your banks that
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we fought many a fight

Sheridan's boys in the

blockhouse that night
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They saw us in death but never in flight
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So roll on Columbia, roll on
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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At Bonneville now there
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are ships in the locks

The waters have risen and
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cleared all the rocks

Shiploads of plenty will
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steam past the docks
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So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Verse 7
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And on up the river
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is Grand Coulee Dam
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The mightiest thing ever built by a man

To run the great factories
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and water the land
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So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Verse 8
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These mighty men labored
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by day and by night

Matching their strength 'gainst

the river's wild flight

Through rapids and falls,
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they won the hard fight
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So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Outro 1
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Roll on Columbia by Country Joe McDonald is D major.

The primary chords used in Roll on Columbia are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Roll on Columbia is approximately 143 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Roll on Columbia using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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