When I First Came To This Land chords by Pete Seeger

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”,
      F         C      G        C
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

Verse 3:
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
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.
      F         C     G      C
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
      F         C   G        C
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
      F         C      G        C
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

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

Instrumental:
C C C F C F C G C C C F C F G C C

Verse 5:
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
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.
      F         C    G        C
And I called my son “My Works Done”,
      F         C     G            C
And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,
      F         C     G      C
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
      F         C   G        C
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”,
      F         C      G        C
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C