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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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."

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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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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.

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1. Over the River and Through the Wood (C) 2. Buffalo Gals (C) 3. Leaving On A Jet Plane (D) 4. Dust in the Wind (A) 5. Goodnight Ladies (C) 6. Octopus's Garden (C) 7. Can't Help Falling in Love (C) 8. Down on the Corner (C) 9. Summer Wine (G) 10. Times They Are A'Changin' (C)