Verse
A D A
Well I was born up in the mountains
Bm E A
Raised up in a desert town
A D A
And I never saw the ocean
Bm E A
Til I was close to your age now
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
F#m D A
Hey hey hey, You rolling river
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
D A
Hey hey hey
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
[Verse]
A D A
I'm going back to San Angelo
Bm E A
The ground is hard and the county's dry
A D A
But I'm gonna get my fill somehow
Bm E A
River's of corn, and wheat and rye
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
F#m D A
Hey hey hey, You rolling river
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
D A
Hey hey hey
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
[Solo over Verse pattern]
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
F#m D A
Hey hey hey, You rolling river
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
D A
Hey hey hey
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
[Verse]
A D A
Oh red red river valley
Bm E A
Will she remember all the things we said
A D A
And what's the chance that she'll remember
Bm E A
All those nights in the river bed
[Chorus]
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
F#m D A
Hey hey hey, You rolling river
F#m D A
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
D A
Hey hey hey
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
[Outro]
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right
D F#m
Only a river gonna make things right
D A
Only a river gonna make things right