G7      C     Am      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       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      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         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     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         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      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.