Intro
D  A 
 
Verse
   D                       G  D 
My lady love, she stands a-waitin' 
     G                 D 
Far across the wide Missouri 
       G                   A      D 
On the banks I hear her callin' to me 
 
Chorus
  D            F#m 
A-roll, a-rollaree 
             D      A 
Across the wide Missouri 
  D            F#m 
A-roll, a-rollaree 
             D      A  D 
Across the wide Missouri 
 
Verse
     D                       G  D 
For seven years I've been a-roamin' 
      G                D     F#m 
Seven years I left the valley 
      G                 A            D 
Now I live just for my true love to see 
 
Chorus
  D            F#m 
A-roll, a-rollaree 
             D      A 
Across the wide Missouri 
  D            F#m 
A-roll, a-rollaree 
             D      A  D 
Across the wide Missouri 
 
Verse
     D                        G   D 
I'm pushin' on when dawn's a-breakin' 
       G                 D   F#m 
Goin' 'cross the wide Missouri 
         G                    A        D 
Where my love, she stands a-waitin' for me 
 
Chorus
   D                        F#m 
A-roll (a-rollaree) A-rollaree 
            D      A 
Across the wide Missouri 
  D                        F#m 
A-roll (a-rollaree) A-rollaree 
            D        A  D 
Across the wide Missouri