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Kate Wolf - Boy From Oklahoma
CAPO: 5th Fret
CTravelling across the Gcountry
Playing on the circuit Cline
Sometimes I think aAmbout a man
Who was D7here before my G7time
FNamed for the 28th Cpresident
With a FGuthrie tacked to the Gend
Born in COkemah Gshoes
With the BbDust Bowl Fblues
He's a Gfriend of the working Cman
Now he wasn't fond of GNew York buildings
That tried to touch the Csky
Or the West Virginia Amcoal mines 
That D7took so many G7lives
For the Fway they drove the migrant Cworkers
Back Finto Mexico Gway
The Cscabs they'd Grun
When they'd Bbheard he'd Fcome
And the Gbosses started to Cpray
CHORUS: 
Just a Fboy from OklaGhoma
On an Cendless one-night Amstand
FWandering and a-Grambling
CDrifting with the midnight Amsand
FSinging the blues and Gballads
And Cwhatever came beFtween
Well, his Dmheart was in the Union
But his Bbsoul was reaching Gout for the servant's CdreamF  G  C  
Now I was talking to a Gman 
M et him in a bar near Clovis Ctown
He said the whole place was Amshaking
As they were D7passing his songs aG7round
And Fthen somebody Casked him
Where he'd Fbe when tomorrow Gcame
He just Csaid with a Ggrin,
"I put my Bbthumb in the Fwind
And I'm Goff down the road aCgain"
CHORUS:
Just a Fboy from OklaGhoma
On an Cendless one-night Amstand
FWandering and a-Grambling
CDrifting with the midnight Amsand
FSinging the blues and Gballads
And Cwhatever came beFtween
His Dmheart was in the Union
But his Bbsoul was reaching Gout for the servant's CdreamF  G  C  
Now you know Woody GGuthrie
Is dead and buried in the Cground
Sometimes I sing his Amsongs
I get to D7thinking that he's still aG7round
'Cause his Ffire is everClasting
His Fcourse was run Gtrue
That old Crambling man's Grisen
And the Bbkingdom is Fhis
But his Gsongs are for me and Cyou
CHORUS:     
Just a Fboy from OklaGhoma
On an Cendless one-night Amstand
FWandering and a-Grambling
CDrifting with the midnight Amsand
FPlaying the blues and Gballads
And Cwhatever he came beFtween
His Dmheart was in the Union
His Bbsoul was reaching Gout for the servant's Cdream

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Boy From Oklahoma

by Kate Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Kate Wolf - Boy From Oklahoma

CAPO: 5th Fret

C G

Travelling across the country

Playing on the circuit line

Sometimes I think about a man

D7 G7

Who was here before my time

F C

Named for the 28th president

F G

With a Guthrie tacked to the end

C G

Born in Okemah shoes

Bb F

With the Dust Bowl blues

G C

He's a friend of the working man

Now he wasn't fond of New York buildings

That tried to touch the sky

Or the West Virginia coal mines

D7 G7

That took so many lives

F C

For the way they drove the migrant workers

F G

Back into Mexico way

C G

The scabs they'd run

Bb F

When they'd heard he'd come

G C

And the bosses started to pray

CHORUS:

F G

Just a boy from Oklahoma

C Am

On an endless one-night stand

F G

Wandering and a-rambling

C Am

Drifting with the midnight sand

F G

Singing the blues and ballads

C F

And whatever came between

Well, his heart was in the Union

Bb G C F G C

But his soul was reaching out for the servant's dream

Now I was talking to a man

M et him in a bar near Clovis town

He said the whole place was shaking

D7 G7

As they were passing his songs around

F C

And then somebody asked him

F G

Where he'd be when tomorrow came

C G

He just said with a grin,

Bb F

"I put my thumb in the wind

G C

And I'm off down the road again"

CHORUS:

F G

Just a boy from Oklahoma

C Am

On an endless one-night stand

F G

Wandering and a-rambling

C Am

Drifting with the midnight sand

F G

Singing the blues and ballads

C F

And whatever came between

His heart was in the Union

Bb G C F G C

But his soul was reaching out for the servant's dream

Now you know Woody Guthrie

Is dead and buried in the ground

Sometimes I sing his songs

D7 G7

I get to thinking that he's still around

F C

'Cause his fire is everlasting

F G

His course was run true

C G

That old rambling man's risen

Bb F

And the kingdom is his

G C

But his songs are for me and you

CHORUS:

F G

Just a boy from Oklahoma

C Am

On an endless one-night stand

F G

Wandering and a-rambling

C Am

Drifting with the midnight sand

F G

Playing the blues and ballads

C F

And whatever he came between

His heart was in the Union

Bb G C

His soul was reaching out for the servant's dream

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