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