So I recently found out that I'm now related to Woody Guthrie by my mom
marrying my now step-dad. Which, of course, is pretty feakin' cool. So my 
step-dad lent some of Woody's records and this song came up. And at first, 
I was thinking back to how in every elementry school I was in they 
always made us sing this. But after the 3rd verse of the song, I started 
hearing verses that I never heard before. And it was those last 3 verses
that I started to feel moved and I realized how much of a political song
this was. And as a punk rocker, I just had to tab it. So here it is. And
when you have made your final judgement on the song, please rate and/or
leave a comment. I don't want to feel like I did this for nothing.

Standard Tuning


Chorus:
             G (320003@1)                     DThis (xx0232@1)land is your land, this land is my land 
         A (x02220@1)                    DFrom (xx0232@1)California to the New York Island
                 G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)This land was made for you and me.

Verse 1: 
          G (320003@1)                    DAs (xx0232@1)I went walking that ribbon of highway
       A (x02220@1)                  DI (xx0232@1)saw above me that endless skyway
        G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)
I saw below me that golden valley
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)This land was made for you and me.

Repeat Chorus
 
Verse 2:

               G (320003@1)                       DI (xx0232@1)roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
                 A (x02220@1)                  D (xx0232@1)To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
           G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)While all around me a voice was sounding
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)This land was made for you and me.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3:

                  G (320003@1)                DWhen (xx0232@1)the sun came shining, and I was strolling
                     A (x02220@1)                        D (xx0232@1)And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
            G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)This land was made for you and me.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 4:

          G (320003@1)                  DAs (xx0232@1)I went walking I saw a sign there
                   A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."
           G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)But on the other side it didn't say nothing,
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)That side was made for you and me.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 5:

                      G (320003@1)                      DIn (xx0232@1)the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
              A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
                    G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
A (x02220@1)                           D (xx0232@1)Is this land made for you and me?

Repeat Chorus

Verse 6:

       G (320003@1)                  DNobody (xx0232@1)living can ever stop me,
        A (x02220@1)                  D (xx0232@1)As I go walking that freedom highway;
       G (320003@1)        DNobody (xx0232@1)living can make me turn back
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)This land was made for you and me.

Repeat Chorus 2x

And that should be that for This Land Is My Land by Woody Guthrie. A song
that is still true today as it was over 50 years ago. So when you've made
your final judgemnet on the song, please rate and/or leave a comment.
Also, be sure to check out my other tabs as well.

-I hope you enjoy; my little droogies.
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