#-------------------------------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------------------------| CF GC FG C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) FLots (133211@1)of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day, G (320003@1) CBeatin' (x32010@1)the hot old dusty way to the California line. F (133211@1) 'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl, G (320003@1) CThey (x32010@1)think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find GNow, (320003@1)the police at the port of entry say, "You're number fourteen thousand for today." C (x32010@1) GOh, (320003@1)if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi, CWhy, (x32010@1)you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. FCalifornia (133211@1)is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; CBut (x32010@1)believe it or not, you won't find it so hot G (320003@1) CIf (x32010@1)you ain't got the do re mi. C (x32010@1) FYou (133211@1)want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm, G (320003@1) COr (x32010@1)take your vacation by the mountains or sea. FDon't (133211@1)swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are, G (320003@1) CBetter (x32010@1)take this little tip from me. G'Cause (320003@1)I look through the want ads every day But the headlines on the papers always say: C (x32010@1) GOh, (320003@1)if you ain't got the do re mi, boys, you ain't got the do re mi, CWhy, (x32010@1)you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. FCalifornia (133211@1)is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; CBut (x32010@1)believe it or not, you won't find it so hot G (320003@1) CIf (x32010@1)you ain't got the do re mi. Set8