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[Intro]
G G G D
[Verse 1]
Sailing Gup (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)
Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every GdayD  
[Verse 2]
Singing Ghere (singing here), Singing there (singing there)
Here (there), there(here) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every GdayD  
[Instrumental]
G G G G C C G G D C G D
[Verse 3]
People Gcome (people come), people go (people go)
Come (go), go (come) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every GdayD  
[Verse 4]
Garbage Ghere (garbage here), garbage there (garbage there)          
Here (there), there (here) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every GdayD  
[Verse 5]
Catching Gfish (catching fish), catching hell (catching hell)
Hell (fish), fish (hell) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every GdayD  
[Instrumental]
G G G G C C G G D C G D
G G G G C C G G D C G D
[Verse 6]
Sailing Gup (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)
Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river
Sailing Con - stopping all along the Gway
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every Gday
[Outro]
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every Gday
The river Dmay be dirty now but it's Cgetting cleaner every Gday

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Sailin Up Sailin Down

by Pete Seeger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G G D

[Verse 1]

Sailing up (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)

Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G D

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Verse 2]

Singing here (singing here), Singing there (singing there)

Here (there), there(here) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G D

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Instrumental]

G G G G C C G G D C G D

[Verse 3]

People come (people come), people go (people go)

Come (go), go (come) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G D

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Verse 4]

Garbage here (garbage here), garbage there (garbage there)

Here (there), there (here) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G D

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Verse 5]

Catching fish (catching fish), catching hell (catching hell)

Hell (fish), fish (hell) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G D

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Instrumental]

G G G G C C G G D C G D

[Verse 6]

Sailing up (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)

Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river

C G

Sailing on - stopping all along the way

D C G

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

[Outro]

D C G

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

D C G

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

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