Do Re Mi chords by Woody Guthrie

Chords with lyrics

Verse:
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Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day,
 BB                       E MajorE
Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line.
                  A augmentedA
'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl,
    BB                            E MajorE
They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find
 E MajorE    BB
Now, the police at the port of entry say,
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"You're number fourteen thousand for today."

Chorus:
    E MajorE            A augmentedA       E MajorE            BB
Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, if you ain't got the do re mi,
     B7B7                                 E MajorE
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
E MajorE                             A augmentedA
California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see;
    BB
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
              E MajorE
If you ain't got the do re mi.

Verse:
 E MajorE                   A augmentedA
You want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm,
   BB                   E MajorE
Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea.
    E MajorE                A augmentedA
Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are,
 BB               E MajorE
Better take this little tip from me.
 E MajorE   BB
'Cause I look through the want ads every day
BB                    B7B7
But the headlines on the papers always say:


Chorus]
    E MajorE            A augmentedA       E MajorE            BB
Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, if you ain't got the do re mi,
     B7B7                                 E MajorE
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
E MajorE                             A augmentedA
California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see;
    BB
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
              E MajorE
If you ain't got the do re mi.