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 D
This land is your land, this land is my land
A D
G D
A D
This land was made for you and me.
Verse 1:
G D
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
A D
I saw above me that endless skyway
G D
I saw below me that golden valley
A D
This land was made for you and me.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
G D
I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
A D
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
G D
While all around me a voice was sounding
A D
This land was made for you and me.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
G D
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
A D
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
G D
A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,
A D
This land was made for you and me.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4:
G D
As I went walking I saw a sign there
A D
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."
G D
But on the other side it didn't say nothing,
A D
That side was made for you and me.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 5:
G D
In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
A D
By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
G D
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
A D
Is this land made for you and me?
Repeat Chorus
Verse 6:
G D
Nobody living can ever stop me,
A D
As I go walking that freedom highway;
G D
Nobody living can make me turn back
A D
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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