Capo: 2 

verse 1: 
G7      C     Am    G Em     F    C 
The Mis-souri she’s a mighty ri-ver 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
    Am                 Em     F 
The Redman’s camp lies on her borders 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

verse 2: 
G7 C        Am    G  Em     F   C 
A white-man loved an Indian mai-den 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
     Am                   Em     F 
With notions sweet his canoe was laden 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

verse 3: 
G7 C      Am    G Em        F     C 
Oh Shenan-doah, I love your daugh-ter 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
     Am                 Em      F 
I’ll take her cross the rollin’ water 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

verse 4: 
G7  C         Am     G   Em       F    C 
The Chief dis-dained the trader’s doll-ars 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
   Am             Em        F 
My daughter never you shall follow 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

VERSE 5: 
G7 C          Am   G Em     F    C 
At last there came a Yankee skip-per 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
   Am                    Em         F 
He winked his eye and he tipped his flipper 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

VERSE 6: 
G7 C        Am    G    Em   F  C 
He sold the Chief that fire wa-ter 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
    Am                 Em        F 
And crossed the river, stole his daughter 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri. 

VERSE 7: 
G7 C      Am    G Em      F    C 
Oh Shenan-doah, I long to hear you 
  F                C      C7 
A-way, you rollin' river 
  Am                 Em      F 
A-cross the wide and rollin’ water 
  C                  Em  Fmin7 
A-way, we're bound a-way 
           C    Am G7 C 
Across the wide Missouri.