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The River That Flows Both Ways easy guitar chords by
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger

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Verse 1
D
A

Once the Sachems told a story
D

Of a land the great spirit's blessed
A

And the people followed the legend
D

From the great waters in the West
G
D

And they stopped where they found
G
D

That the fishin' was good
Em

earth was fertile
A
G
D

And game ran in the woods and now
G
D
G
D

I could be happy spending my days on
G
D
A
D

The river that flows both ways
G
D
G
D

I could be happy spending my days on
G
D
A

The river that flows both
D
G
D

ways


First came the trappers
A

Next came the traders

their own fortunes
D

Were fortified and the valley
A

Treated them kindly

So the farmers followed close behind
D
G

Then the sloop sail was
D
G
D

Laden round the battery
Em
D

With flour from Yonker
A
Bm
A

s furs from Al bany
D
G
D

And I could be happy
G
D

just spending my days
G
A
D

On the river that flows both ways
G
D
G
D

Yes, I could be happy spending my days
G
D
A

On the river that flows both

ways
D

Writers and painters have

shown it's beauty

In it's waters and on the shore

While musicians

sing it's praises

Keep alive the rivers lure

With the sunsetin' golden
G

O'er the Palisades

afternoon ends

The daylight fades

And I could be happy spending my days
D

On the river that flows both ways

I could be happy spending my days on

The river that flows both ways

N' Maybe it's the moonshine
A

Maybe it's the starlight
D

Reflected off good old Haverstraw bay

Maybe it's the fog that rolls
A

Off the catskill mountains
D

At the break of a brand new day
G
D

But apple cider and pumpkins
G
D

Strawberries and corn
Em
D
A

Make the people of the river
D

Glad they were born
G
D

And now I could be happy
G
D

spending my days
G
A
G
D

On the river that flows both ways
G
D
G
D

I could be happy spending my days on
G
A
D

The river that flows both ways
G
D
G
D
G
A
D

I could be happy
G
D
G
D

spending my days on
G
A
D
G
D

The river that flows both ways

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