He rode west on the Oregon Trail,
30,000 died on that Trail.
Wagons, dust, sickness struck,
Henry saved his family night by night.
Where the river bends,
B
Eagles fly,
A
Timber grows so high.
AA EE
As the mountains rise,
B A E
Ride on, reach the sky, touch the sky
On “sky,” SEAN 4 count to boomchuck
[Intro ]
[ Verse 2 ]
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In Oregon City whiskey runs and guns rebel,
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Henry had a saloon in the City Hotel.
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If there was trouble, Henry was there,
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His gun was Justice, no one dared.
[ chorus ] [ Intro ]
[ Verse 3 ]
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He rode west through whispering pines,
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To St. Helens, where the river winds.
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Through fire and fever, dust and lead,
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He carved a path where few had dared to tread.
[ chorus ] [ Intro ]
[ Verse 4 ]
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He got the steamships to dock here,
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But the railroad would not come near,
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Though he tried and tried,
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He had to leave, unsatisfied.
[ chorus ] [ Intro ] no b7 part -
boomchuck w/ DANNY SOLO, end on E
[ OUTTRO ] Bob only
E A D E
In 1864, during our Civil War,
E A D
Henry got the typhoid fever and died [HOLD]
E A D
His wife sold his claim, but Henry Knighton
E
made his name
E A D
As the man who founded this town,
E A D
He was the man who founded this town.
[ Intro ]
| E • • • | D • A • | “oh Henry oh”
no b7 part - Finish on ‘oh” w/ ringing E
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