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(woody guthrie) |
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(g) - (c) - (g7) - (d) - (d7) - (bm) - (em) |
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(g) lots of folks back east they say |
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(c) leaving home most every day |
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(d7) beating the hot old dusty way |
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To the (g) california line |
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'cross the desert sands they roll |
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(c) getting out of that old dust bowl |
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(d) think they're coming to a sugar bowl |
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But (g) here's (d7) what they (g) find |
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(d) police at the port of entry say |
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You're number fourteen thousand for to (d7) day |
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Hey, if you (g) ain't got the do re mi, boy |
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If you ain't got the do re (d) mi |
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Well, you (d7) better go back to beautiful texas |
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Oklahoma, kansas, georgia, tennes- (g) see |
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California is the garden of eden |
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It's a paradise to (g7) live in or (c) see |
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But be(g)lieve it or (d) not |
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You won't (bm) find it so (c) hot |
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If you (em) ain't got the do re (g) mi |
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You want to buy a home or a farm |
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That can't do nobody harm |
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Take your vacation by the mountains or sea |
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Don't swap your old cow for a car |
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You better stay right where you are |
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Better take this little tip from me |
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Well, i look through the want ads every day |
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The headlines in the papers always say |