The River That Flows Both Ways chords by Pete Seeger
Verse 1
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Once the Sachems told a story
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Of a land the great spirit's blessed
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And the people followed the legend
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From the great waters in the West
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And they stopped where they found
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That the fishin' was good
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earth was fertile
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And game ran in the woods and now
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I could be happy spending my days on
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The river that flows both ways
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I could be happy spending my days on
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The river that flows both
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First came the trappers
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Next came the traders
their own fortunes
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Were fortified and the valley
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Treated them kindly
So the farmers followed close behind
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Then the sloop sail was
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Laden round the battery
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With flour from Yonker
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s furs from Al bany
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And I could be happy
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just spending my days
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On the river that flows both ways
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Yes, I could be happy spending my days
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On the river that flows both
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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
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O'er the Palisades
afternoon ends
The daylight fades
And I could be happy spending my days
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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
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Maybe it's the starlight
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Reflected off good old Haverstraw bay
Maybe it's the fog that rolls
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Off the catskill mountains
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At the break of a brand new day
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But apple cider and pumpkins
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Strawberries and corn
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Make the people of the river
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Glad they were born
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And now I could be happy
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spending my days
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On the river that flows both ways
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I could be happy spending my days on
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The river that flows both ways
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I could be happy
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spending my days on
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The river that flows both ways
The River That Flows Both Ways
Pete Seeger
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