Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Swim against the [E]tide
Pushin’ up the [A]rive[A7]r
Not an easy [A]ride
Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Oh the journey's [E]long
[B]   But if I don’t want to dream along
[A]Floating down the river
Gotta stay strong
Pushin’ up the [E]ri[E7]ve[E]r.

Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Climb the water[A]fall
Pushin’ up the [A]rive[A7]r
Rapids come and [E]go
Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Gotta stay [E]strong
[B]    Row row stay afloat
[A]Sitting straight and tall in that boat
Pushin’ up the [E]ri[E7]ve[E]r

Instrumental:
E E7 E A A7A E E7E BAE

Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
How far’s it [E]go
Pushin’ up the [A]rive[A7]r
Color of the [A]wool
Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
But I’m not a[E]lone
[B]    And we don’t want to dream along
[A]floating down the river
Gotta stay strong
Pushin’ up the [E]ri[E7]ve[E]r.

Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Oh it’s flowing [E]fast
Pushin’ up the [A]rive[A7]r
But we’re gonna [A]last
Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Because we’re not a[E]lone
[B]    And we’re not gonna dream along
[A]Floating down the river
Gonna stay strong
Pushin’ up the [E]ri[E7]ve[E]r.

Instrumental:
E E7 E A A7A E E7E BAE

Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
Swim against the [E]tide
Pushin’ up the [A]rive[A7]r
Not an easy [A]ride
Pushin’ up the [E]rive[E7]r
But we’re not a[E]lone
[B]    And we’re not dreaming along
[A]Floating down the river
We are strong
Pushin’ up the [E]ri[E7]ve[E]r.