Swanee River chords by Pete Seeger
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Verse 1
(G major) Way down upon the Swanee River (C major) (G major) far,
far away (C major) (D major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) There's where my heart is turning (C major) ever
(G major) There's where the old (D major) folks stay (G major)
Verse 2
(G major) All (D major) the world is (G major) sad and dreary
(C major) Ev'ry where I (G major) roam (D major)
(G major) Oh, (B minor) (G major) darkies how my
heart grows (C major) weary
Far (G major) from the old (D major) folks at (G major) home
All up and down the whole creation (C major)
Sadly (G major) I roam (C major)
(D major) Still (G major) (B minor) long (G major) ing for the old planta (C major) tion
(G major) And for the (D major) folks at (G major) home
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Verse 3
(G major) All (D major) 'round the little farm I wandered
When I was young
Than many happy days (G major) I squander'd
Many (C major) the songs I sung
Verse 4
When I (G major) (D major) (G major) was (B minor) playing with
my (G major) brother
Happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind
old (C major) mother
There let me live (G major) and die
One little hut among the bushes One that I love
Still sadly to my (C major) mem'ry rushes
Verse 5
No matter (G major)
where I rove (D major)
Verse 6
(G major) When shall I see the bees a (C major) humming
All (G major) round the comb? (D major)
(G major) When shall I hear the banjo (C major) strumming
(G major) Down in my good old (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) home? (B minor) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Swanee River
Pete Seeger
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