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How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)?
Ry Cooder
From the album "Into the Purple Valley" (1972)
Standard OR Open G with Capo V (which is how Ry plays it on his Sunburst Stratocaster)
How Ccan you keep on moving unFless you migrate Ctoo
 They Ctell ya to keep on moving but Dmigrate, you must not G7do
 The Conly reason for moving and the Freason why I Croam
 To Cmove to a new loGcation and find myself a Chome
| F   F/C| F   F/C| G   G/D| G   G/D|   G|   C|
I Ccan't go back to the Fhomestead, the shack no longer Cstands
 They said I was unDeeded, had no claim to the G7land
 They Csaid, "Come on, get Fmoving, it's the only thing for Cyou"
 But Chow can you keep Gmoving unless you migrate Ctoo
 Slide guitar solo
Now Cif you pitch your little tent Falong the broad Chighway
 The CBoard of Sanitation says, "DSorry, you can't G7stay"
 Come Con, come on, get Fmoving it's their everlasting Ccry
 Can't Cstay, can't go back, can't Gmigrate, so where the hell am CI
How Ccan you keep on moving unFless you migrate Ctoo
 They Ctell ya to keep on moving but Dmigrate, you must not G7do
 The Conly reason for Fmoving and the reason why I Croam
 To Cmove to a new loGcation and find myself a Chome
| F   F/C| F   F/C| G   G/D| G   G/D|   G|   C|

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How Can You Keep On Moving

by Ry Cooder

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F/C

G/D

How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)?

Ry Cooder

From the album "Into the Purple Valley" (1972)

Standard OR Open G with Capo V (which is how Ry plays it on his Sunburst Stratocaster)

C F C

How can you keep on moving unless you migrate too

C D G7

They tell ya to keep on moving but migrate, you must not do

C F C

The only reason for moving and the reason why I roam

C G C

To move to a new location and find myself a home

F F/C F F/C G G/D G G/D G C

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C F C

I can't go back to the homestead, the shack no longer stands

D G7

They said I was uneeded, had no claim to the land

C F C

They said, "Come on, get moving, it's the only thing for you"

C G C

But how can you keep moving unless you migrate too

Slide guitar solo

C F C

Now if you pitch your little tent along the broad highway

C D G7

The Board of Sanitation says, "Sorry, you can't stay"

C F C

Come on, come on, get moving it's their everlasting cry

C G C

Can't stay, can't go back, can't migrate, so where the hell am I

C F C

How can you keep on moving unless you migrate too

C D G7

They tell ya to keep on moving but migrate, you must not do

C F C

The only reason for moving and the reason why I roam

C G C

To move to a new location and find myself a home

F F/C F F/C G G/D G G/D G C

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