Erie Canal

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Erie Canal (Bruce Springsteen version)
https://youtu.be/SDvYBCZwMIk
by Pete Seeger
Capo 1
[Intro]
Em B7 G Em/B
Em/B B7 Em
[Verse]
Em B7 G Em/B
I've got a mule, and her name is Sal,
Em/B B7 Em
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
Em Em B7 G Em/B
()
She's a good ol' worker an' a good ol' pal,
Em/B B7 Em
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.
G D
We've hauled some barges in our day,
Am C
Filled with lumber, coal, and hay,
Em B7 G Em/B
And we know every inch of the way
Em/B B7 Em
()
From Albany to Buffalo.
[Chorus]
G D
Low bridge, everybody down!
G D Em
Low bridge, for we're comin' through a town!
Em Em B7
()
And you'll always know your neighbor,
E G
You'll always know your pal,
E B7 Em
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
[Verse]
Em B7 G Em/B
We'd better look around for a job, ol' gal,
Em/B B7 Em
()
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
Em B7 G Em/B
'Cause you bet your life I'd never part with Sal,
Em/B B7 Em
()
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
G D
Git up there, mule, here comes a lock,
Am C
We'll make Rome 'bout six o'clock,
Em B7 Em/B G
One more trip and back we'll go
Em/B B7 Em
()
Right back home to Buffalo.
[Chorus]
G D
Low bridge, everybody down!
G D Em
Low bridge, for we're comin' through a town!
Em Em B7
()
And you'll always know your neighbor,
E G
You'll always know your pal,
E B7 Em
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
[Verse]
Em B7 G Em/B
Where would I be if I lost my pal
Em/B B7 Em
()
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
Em B7 Em G Em/B
'I'd like to see a mule good as my Sal,
Em/B B7 Em
()
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
G D
A friend of mine once got her sore,
Am C
Now he's got a broken jaw,
Em B7 Em/B G
'Cause she let fly with an iron toe
Em/B B7 Em
()
And kicked his ass to Buffalo.
[Chorus]
G D
Low bridge, everybody down!
G D Em
Low bridge, for we're comin' through a town!
Em Em B7
()
And you'll always know your neighbor,
E G
You'll always know your pal,
E B7 Em
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
[Chorus]
Repeat 4x... or just jam out

Erie Canal chords and lyrics

Free chords for Erie Canal by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Erie Canal (Bruce Springsteen version)
https://youtu.be/SDvYBCZwMIk
by Pete Seeger
Capo 1
[Intro]
Em     B7   G    Em/B
Em/B   B7   Em
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Repeat 4x... or just jam out

Erie Canal Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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