G G G D


[Verse 1]
        G
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]
        G
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]
       G
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]
        G
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]
         G
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
G G G G C C G G D C G D


[Verse 6]
        G
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