sailin up sailin down chords by
Pete Seeger

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Sailing up (sailing up), sailing

Interlude 1

down (sailing down)

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Verse 2
G G 
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Up (down), down (up!) - up
and down the river
C C 
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G G 
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Sailing on - stopping all along the way
D D 
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The river may be dirty now but it's
C C 
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G G 
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getting cleaner every day
C C 
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Verse 3

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Singing here (singing here), Singing

there (singing there)

Verse 4
G G 
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Here (there), there(here) - up
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C C 
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G G 
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Sailing on - stopping all along the way
D D 
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C C 
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The river may be dirty now but it's getting
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cleaner every day

Interlude 2

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Verse 5

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People come (people come), people

go (people go)

Verse 6
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Come (go), go (come) - up
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C C 
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Sailing on - stopping
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C C 
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G G 
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all along the way
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G G 
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D D 
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The river may be dirty now but it's
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G G 
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getting cleaner every day
C C 
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Verse 7

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Garbage here (garbage here), garbage

there (garbage there)

Verse 8
G G 
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Here (there), there (here) - up
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C C 
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Am Am 
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C C 
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G G 
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Sailing on - stopping all along the way
D D 
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The river may be dirty now but it's
C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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Verse 9

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Catching fish (catching fish), catching

Verse 10
hell (catching hell)
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Hell (fish), fish (hell) - up
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D D 
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G G 
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Sailing on - stopping all along the way
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C C 
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The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

Interlude 3
G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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D D 
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D D 
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Verse 11

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Sailing up (sailing up), sailing

down (sailing down)

Verse 12
G G 
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Up (down), down (up!) - up
C C 
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and down the river
G G 
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Sailing on - stopping all along the way
D D 
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The river may be dirty now but it's
C C 
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G G 
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getting cleaner every day

Verse 13
G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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G G 
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it's getting cleaner every day