{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1990933,"song":"When I First Came To This Land","artist":"Pete Seeger","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11445301-when-i-first-came-to-this-land-chords-by-pete-seeger/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1990933?type=chord","rating":4.94489,"votes":20,"content":"[Intro] \r\n[ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I got myself a shack, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I called my shack “Break My Back”.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I got myself a cow, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my cow “No Milk Now”, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my shack “Break My back”.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I got myself a duck, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my duck “Out of Luck”[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my cow “No Milk Now”, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my shack “Break My back”.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I got myself a wife, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my duck “Out of Luck”[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my cow “No Milk Now”, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my shack “Break My back”.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I got myself a son, and I did what I could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my son “My Works Done”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my duck “Out of Luck”[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my cow “No Milk Now”, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd I called my shack “Break My back”.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.        [/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro] \nC \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC C C F C C\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC C C F C F C G C C C F C F G C C \n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}