Misc Your Songs - Frank sorgea - push the river

^CThey came in 1849 and^F settled on the^C land With ^Amvisions of great ^Gfortune ^FThey could scoop up with their^C hands ^CThey settled in the valleys and they^F worked the mills and^C streams They built^Am hotels, saloons and^G factories ^Falong the inland ^Amsea ^{G Am}

^CThey built rails from east to west they di^Fd across the northern plains Drove the^Am natives to ^Goblivion never to^F arise aga^Cin ^CThey killed the mighty buffalo in the^F name of destin^Cy You see the^Am west was calling^G to them^F along the inland^Am sea

^AmBut you ^Gcan’t push a river when tha^Amt river's running f^Gree ^GNo, you can’t push a river on its^Am journey to the sea There was a wise^G man he once told me you can’^Amt push a river, son No, yo^Gu can’t push a river - when th^Fat river wants to ^Amrun ^{G Am}

^CThe Okies came in thirty two when their^F land was blew^C away They were headed^Am west to^G California^F along the grea^Ct highway ^CThey settled in the valleys, picked th^Fe fruit from off the tre^Ces They built their^Am homes and raised their^G kids they did^F along the inland ^Amsea ^{G Am}

^CThey built dams up on the rivers, they pu^Ft levees on the strea^Cms They’ve bee^Amn trying to push the^G river just to^F keep up with their^C dreams ^CWell, the river rose in fifty five and she’^Fs rising once aga^Cin To crush the^Am hopes and flood the^G folks who live^F along the inland^Am sea^{G Am}

^AmBut you c^Gan’t push a river when tha^Amt river's running free ^GNo, you can’t push a river on it^Ams journey to the sea ^GThere was a wise man he once told me - you can’^Amt push a river, son ^GNo, you can’t push a river - when that^F river wants to ^Amrun ^{G Am}