Tonart: F major•
Verse 1
F
C
Once the Sachems told a story
F
Of a land the great spirit's blessed
C
And the people followed the legend
F
From the great waters in the West
Bb
F
And they stopped where they found
Bb
F
That the fishin' was good
C
Bb
F
And game ran in the woods and now
Bb
F
Bb
F
I could be happy spending my days on
Bb
F
C
F
The river that flows both ways
Bb
F
Bb
F
I could be happy spending my days on
Bb
F
C
The river that flows both
F
Bb
F
ways
First came the trappers
their own fortunes
F
Were fortified and the valley
So the farmers followed close behind
F
Bb
Then the sloop sail was
F
Bb
F
Laden round the bat tery
Gm
F
With flour from Yonker
C
Dm
C
s furs from Al bany
F
Bb
F
And I could be happy
Bb
F
just spending my days
Bb
C
F
On the river that flows both ways
Bb
F
Bb
F
Yes, I could be happy spending my days
Bb
F
C
On the river that flows both
ways
F
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
afternoon ends
The daylight fades
And I could be happy spending my days
F
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
C
Maybe it's the starlight
F
Reflected off good old Haverstraw bay
Maybe it's the fog that rolls
C
Off the catskill mountains
F
At the break of a brand new day
Bb
F
But apple cider and pumpkins
Bb
F
Strawberries and corn
Gm
F
C
Make the people of the river
Bb
F
And now I could be happy
Bb
F
spending my days
Bb
C
Bb
F
On the river that flows both ways
Bb
F
Bb
F
I could be happy spending my days on
Bb
C
F
The river that flows both ways
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
C
F
I could be happy
Bb
F
Bb
F
spending my days on
Bb
C
F
Bb
F
The river that flows both ways
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