Do Re Mi Chords by Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

C#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie chords
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[B]
[E]
[C#] [B]
[E]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
Lots of folks back east they [A] say is leaving home every [B] day
Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California [E] line
Across the desert sands they [A] roll, gettin' out of that old dust [B] bowl
They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's [E] what they find
Now [B] the police at the port of entry say
You're number 14,000 for today
Oh, [E] if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, if you ain't got the do [B] re mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, [E] Tennessee
California is a garden of Eden A paradise to live [A] in or see
[E] But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot if you ain't [B] got the do [E] re mi
You
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[E]
[C#] [G#m] [E]
[B] [E] want to buy you a home or [A] farm that can't deal no body [B] harm
Or take your vacation by the [E] mountains or sea
Don't swap your old cow for [A] a car You better stay right where [B] you are
You better take this little [E] tip from me
[B] Cause I look through the want ads every day
But the headlines on the papers always say
[E] If you ain't got the do re mi, boys, if you ain't got the do [B] re mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, [E] Tennessee
California is a garden of Eden A paradise to live in [A] or see
But [E] believe it or not, you won't find it so hot if [B] you ain't got the do re [E] mi
[B] [C#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn Woody Guthrie - Do Re Mi chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, B, E, B, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Lots of folks back east they [A] say is leaving home every [B] day
Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California [E] line
Across the desert sands they [A] roll, gettin' out of that old dust [B] bowl
They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's [E] what they find
Now [B] the police at the port of entry say
You're number 14,000 for today
Oh, [E] if you ain't got the do re mi, _ folks, if you ain't got the do [B] re _ mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, [E] Tennessee
_ _ California is a garden of Eden A paradise to live [A] in or see
_ [E] But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot if you ain't [B] got the do [E] re mi
_ You _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ want to buy you a home or [A] farm that can't deal no body [B] harm
Or take your vacation by the [E] mountains or sea _
Don't swap your old cow for [A] a car You better stay right where [B] you are
You better take this little [E] tip from me
[B] Cause I look through the want ads every day
But the headlines on the papers always _ say
[E] If you ain't got the do re mi, boys, if you ain't got the do [B] re mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas _ Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, [E] Tennessee _ _
California is a garden of Eden _ A paradise to live in [A] or see
But [E] believe it or not, you won't find it so hot if [B] you ain't got the do re [E] mi _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _

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The New York Town Blues album includes this song.

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