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Oh Had I A Golden Thread

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GOH HGAD I A CGOLDEN THREACD AND GNEEDLE SO DFINE 
GI’D GWEAVE A CMAGIC STRANCD OF GRAINBOW DED7SIGN D7  
COF GRAIND7BOW DESGIGN G  G  
IN IT I’D WEAVE THE BRAVERY OF WOMEN GIVING BIRTH 
CHILDREN OF ALL EARTH 
THROUGH FOREIGN CITIES TO EVERY SINGLE LAND 
TO EVERY LAND 
SHOW MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS MY RAINBOW DESIGN 
BIND UP THIS SORRY WORLD WITH HAND AND HEART AND MIND 
HAND AND HEART AND MIND 
FAR OVER THE WATERS I’D REACH MY MAGIC BAND 
TO EVERY HUMAN BEING SO THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND 
SO THEY’D UNDERSTAND 
I’D WEAVE AN END TO BUNS AND BOMBS 
BURY THEM UNDER CONCRETE FLOORS 
THE DAYS OF ANGER END AND THERE BE NO MORE WARS 
THERE BE NO MORE 
I’D WEAVE A LAND OF PARKS WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE AT PEACE 
THE LAND WILL BE SPARKLING CLEAN AND THERE BE A CLEAR BREEZE 
AND THERE BE A CLEAR BREEZE 
IN IT I’D WEAVE THE DIGNITY OF FOLKS IN EVERY LAND 

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Oh Had I A Golden Thread

by Pete Seeger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G G C C G D

OH HAD I A GOLDEN THREAD AND NEEDLE SO FINE

G G C C G D7 D7

I’D WEAVE A MAGIC STRAND OF RAINBOW DESIGN

C G D7 G G G

OF RAINBOW DESIGN

IN IT I’D WEAVE THE BRAVERY OF WOMEN GIVING BIRTH

CHILDREN OF ALL EARTH

THROUGH FOREIGN CITIES TO EVERY SINGLE LAND

TO EVERY LAND

SHOW MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS MY RAINBOW DESIGN

BIND UP THIS SORRY WORLD WITH HAND AND HEART AND MIND

HAND AND HEART AND MIND

FAR OVER THE WATERS I’D REACH MY MAGIC BAND

TO EVERY HUMAN BEING SO THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND

SO THEY’D UNDERSTAND

I’D WEAVE AN END TO BUNS AND BOMBS

BURY THEM UNDER CONCRETE FLOORS

THE DAYS OF ANGER END AND THERE BE NO MORE WARS

THERE BE NO MORE

I’D WEAVE A LAND OF PARKS WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE AT PEACE

THE LAND WILL BE SPARKLING CLEAN AND THERE BE A CLEAR BREEZE

AND THERE BE A CLEAR BREEZE

IN IT I’D WEAVE THE DIGNITY OF FOLKS IN EVERY LAND

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