When I First Came To This Land chords by Pete Seeger

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
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So I got myself a shack, and I did what I could.
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And I called my shack “Break My Back”.
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But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.

Verse 2:
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When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
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So I got myself a cow, and I did what I could.
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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
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And I called my shack “Break My back”.
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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

Verse 3:
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When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
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So I got myself a duck, and I did what I could.
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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
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And I called my shack “Break My back”.
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But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

Instrumental:
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Verse 4:
C majorC         FF    C majorC   FF   C majorC   G+G    C majorC
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
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So I got myself a wife, and I did what I could.
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And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,
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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
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And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
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And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C majorC        FF     C majorC     FF   G+G   C majorC
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

Instrumental:
C majorC C C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC C C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC C

Verse 5:
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When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
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So I got myself a son, and I did what I could.
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And I called my son “My Works Done”,
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And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,
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And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
   FF     C majorC  G+G    C majorC
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
   FF     C majorC   G+G    C majorC
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
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