Woody Guthrie
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Capo 2
D
Hey Woody Guthrie I wish you could see how the
G D
highways roll by doors.
G D Bm
The internet highways, subways, skyways and
A D
nobody’s hitching no more.
D
When you’re rambling the hard times a gamble
G D
with minors and migrants of old.
G D Bm A D
When you walk the line, you spoke your mind telling stories that had to be told.
[Refrão]G A D A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, we could sure
D
use you once more.
G A D Bm A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, the big dogs
D
are back at the door.
D
Pastures plenty and I’ve seen a many
G D
no faces appear at the door.
G D Bm A D
The fields are all empty and these pastures are muddy because farms aren’t for people no more.
D
Some are machines stealing away dream
G D
and genetics are the new golden doors.
G D Bm A D
But the crops that we’re breeding I’ll never feed the corporate shun or the poor.
[Refrão]G A D A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, we could sure
D
use you once more.
G A D Bm A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, the big dogs
D
are back at the door.
Solo
D
As a whole generation that’s got no sensation
G D
of feeling part of it all.
G D Bm A D
No sense of land and the advertising man has got brand new logos for all.
D
There can be no denying that the farm fields are dying
G D
out here on suburbia's door
G D Bm A D
Seems it’s taken our souls, and we’re loosing control, Woody we need you once more.
[Refrão]G A D A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, we could sure
D
use you once more.
G A D Bm A
Hey Woody Guthrie where are you, the big dogs
D
are back at the door.
G A D A
Out here on the golden shores
A D
Yeah the big dogs are back at the door.
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.