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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Do Re Mi chords Woody Guthrie 1940 Capo IV e|----------------------------|count from capo B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------2-0-2--2-0-2-0------| A|-----3-----------------3-0--| E|-3-3------------------------| C F G C F G C C F Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day, G C Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line. F 'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl, G C They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find G Now, the police at the port of entry say, "You're number fourteen thousand for today." [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/woody-guthrie/345995.html ] C G Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi, C Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. F California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; C But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot G C If you ain't got the do re mi. C F You want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm, G C Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea. F Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are, G C Better take this little tip from me. G 'Cause I look through the want ads every day But the headlines on the papers always say: C G Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, boys, you ain't got the do re mi, C Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. F California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; C But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot G C If you ain't got the do re mi. Set8 ![]() |