Artist: Lydia Maria Child (poet)    Genre: Traditional Folk    Roman Numerals: I, II, IV, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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G (G,B,D) G B D G B G

A (A,C♯,E) - A E A C♯ E

C (C,E,G) - C E G C E

D (D,F♯,A) - - D A D F♯

Verse 1

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,

To

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house we

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] go;

the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] horse knows the way to

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] carry the sleigh

through the

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] white and drifted

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] snow.

Verse 2

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,

to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house a

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] way!

We

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] would not stop for

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] doll or top,

for

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] 'tis Thanksgiving

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] Day.

Verse3

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—

oh,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] how the wind does

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] blow!

It

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] stings the toes and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] bites the nose

as

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] over the ground we

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] go.

Verse4

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—

and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] straight through the barnyard

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] gate,

We

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] seem to go ex

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] tremely slow,

it

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] is so hard to

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] wait!

Verse5

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—

When

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother sees us

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] come,

She

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] will say, "O, dear, the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] children are here,

bring a

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] pie for every

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] one."

Verse 6

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—

now

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's cap I

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] spy!

Hur

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] rah for the fun! Is the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] pudding done?

Hur

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] rah for the pumpkin

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] pie!

Repeat Verse 1 (below)

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,

To

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house we

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] go;

the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] horse knows the way to

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] carry the sleigh

through the

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] white and

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] drifted

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] snow.