Over the River and Through the Wood (C Major)
Artist: Lydia Maria Child (poet)    Genre: Traditional Folk    Roman Numerals: I, II, IV, V    Instrument: Ukulele - Standard / C Tuning [G,C,E,A]   

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,
To [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go;
the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] horse knows the way to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] carry the sleigh
through the [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] white and drifted		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] snow.
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,
to [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way!
We [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] would not stop for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] doll or top,
for [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 'tis Thanksgiving		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Day.
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Verse3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—
oh, [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] how the wind does		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow!
It [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stings the toes and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bites the nose
as [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] over the ground we		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] go.
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Verse4
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—
and [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] straight through the barnyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gate,
We [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] seem to go ex		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tremely slow,
it [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] is so hard to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] wait!
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Verse5
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—
When [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother sees us		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come,
She [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] will say, "O, dear, the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] children are here,
bring a [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] pie for every		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] one."
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Verse 6
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood—
now [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's cap I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spy!
Hur [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rah for the fun! Is the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pudding done?
Hur [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] rah for the pumpkin		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pie!
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0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

Repeat Verse 1 (below)
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Over the river, and through the wood,
To [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Grandmother's house we		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go;
the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] horse knows the way to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] carry the sleigh
through the [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] white and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] drifted		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] snow.
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0
D
2,2,2,0
G

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