Chords for Richard Thompson - Shenandoah

Tempo:
155.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

C#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Richard Thompson - Shenandoah chords
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[G] At this [B] point in the evening you're probably feeling [C]
rather neglected.
[N] It's been [A#] a rather [C] Eurocentric selection so far, [C#] but we're going to remedy that.
This is the first [A] selection from [G] North [F#] America and it's [D] going to make [B] you feel all [N] fuzzy.
[E]
This song [B] started life as a sea shanty, [C] a work [A] song on the old square rigged
sailing [G] ships.
It's [C] lived on beyond its original purpose.
It's such a good [G] song
and [F#] it was [C#] a big song [G#] in the folk revival in the 50s.
[F#] [A] You might have learned it [C] at school.
[G#] I learned it [G] at school.
[N]
[A] It mentions a place [N] [B]
near the Missouri [G] River, a place called Shenanda.
There's [A] another Shenanda in Virginia.
[F#] Some people say it's about that one,
but I think it's about this [N] one.
[B]
But still, they teach [G] those poor Virginia school kids anyway.
[E] [N]
If you know [G#] this one, please sing along.
Nobody ever [N] does.
I insist you sing along.
[E]
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you.
[C#m] [E]
Oh
[A]
[B] Shenandoah, I long to [C#m] hear you.
[E]
I must [G#m]
away,
[F#] across the wide [B] Missouri.
[E]
[C#m] [E]
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter.
Oh
[A]
[B] Shenandoah, I love your [C#m] daughter.
[E]
[G#m]
[C#m] [F#]
[E]
Oh Shenandoah, I talk no sham.
Oh Shenandoah,
[C#m]
[E] I long to
[A] hear you.
To [B] sail across the
[C#m] ocean.
[E]
I must [G#m]
away, across [C#m] the [F#] wide Missouri.
[E]
Oh Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you.
[C#m] [E]
[A] Oh [B] Shenandoah, I'll not [C#m] deceive you.
[E]
I must
[G#m] away,
[C#m]
across [F#] the wide
[B] Missouri.
[E] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A#]
[C]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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[G] _ At this [B] point in the evening you're probably feeling [C]
rather neglected.
[N] _ _ _ It's been [A#] a rather _ _ [C] Eurocentric _ selection so far, [C#] _ but we're going to remedy that.
This is the first [A] selection from _ [G] North [F#] America and it's _ [D] going to make [B] you feel all [N] fuzzy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
This song [B] started life as a sea shanty, [C] a work [A] song on the old square rigged
_ sailing [G] ships. _
_ _ It's [C] lived on beyond its original purpose.
It's such a good [G] song
and [F#] _ it was [C#] a big song [G#] in the folk revival in the 50s.
[F#] _ [A] You might have learned it [C] at school.
[G#] I learned it [G] at school.
_ _ [N] _ _
[A] It mentions a place [N] _ [B] _
near the Missouri [G] River, a place called Shenanda. _ _
There's [A] another Shenanda in Virginia.
[F#] _ Some people say it's about that one,
but I think it's about this [N] one.
_ [B]
But still, they teach [G] those poor Virginia school kids anyway. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
If you know [G#] this one, please sing along. _ _
Nobody ever [N] does.
_ _ _ _ I insist you sing along.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh _ _ Shenandoah, I long to hear you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] Shenandoah, I long to [C#m] hear _ _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ must _ [G#m]
away, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] across the _ wide _ _ _ [B] Missouri.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh _ _ _ Shenandoah, _ I love your _ daughter. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] Shenandoah, I love your [C#m] _ _ daughter. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh _ _ Shenandoah, I talk no sham.
Oh Shenandoah, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] I long _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] hear you.
To _ _ [B] sail _ across the _
[C#m] ocean.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I must [G#m] _
away, _ _ _ _ _ across _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ the [F#] wide _ _ _ _ Missouri.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh _ _ _ [B] Shenandoah, _ I'll not [C#m] deceive _ you.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ must _ _
_ _ [G#m] away, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
across [F#] the _ wide _ _
_ _ [B] Missouri.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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