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John Lennon - Old Dirt Road Ukulele

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Old Dirt Road Ukulele

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John Lennon
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                Old Dirt Road - John Lennon
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Tuning: Standard

John Lennon
Old Dirt Road (1974)
(Lennon/Nilsson)



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CHORDS

        e-B-G-D-A-E
Em7/D   0-0-0-0-x-x
F(add9) 3-1-2-3-x-1(t)
Em/C#   0-0-0-2-4-x

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INTRO 
| G | C | G | C |

G                     C
   Ain't no people on old dirt road 
G                     C
   No more weather on old dirt road 
     G                      B7                       Em    Em7/D
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah 
F         F F(add9)          | G | C | G | C |
Oh   oh   oh   oh       old dirt road 

G                         C
   Ain't no difference on old dirt road 
G                          C
   Tarred and feathered on old dirt road 
G                             B7               Em    Em7/D     Em/C#
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah 

F7
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day 
        F7
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay 
           F7
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too? 
   F7                                                    
He said I guess it's O.K. 
                                  F [break]
Ya know the only thing we need is water
[no chord]  G      C      G      C 
Cool, clear water, water, water, water 

SOLO
| G | C | G | C |
[piano]

G                     C
   Ain't no people on old dirt road 
G                     C
   No more weather on old dirt road 
G                      B7                     Em     Em7/D
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah 
F    F F(7/9) F          | G | C | G | C |
Oh   oh   oh     oh old dirt road 

        G             C
Keep on keeping on 
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
   G        C
So long, so long 
    G
Bye bye

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