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Intro:        Em         D         C    Am(TWICE)
EmPeople rushin’ eDverywherCeAm  
EmIf they’d only slow down once thDey miCght find something Amthere
DGreen trees and timberland
AmPeople working with their hands
CFor sure a different way to lEmive
DGonna keep my cabin at hand
AmRetreat and live off the land
CAll around Ukiah, wEmhoa…D  C  Am  
Solo:  One Progression        Em         D         C    Am  
EmThe mountain strDeams thaCt rush oAmn by, 
EmShow the fish are jumpin’ anDd reCflect the open skyAm  
DThe fresh clean smell of the pines
AmSymbol of unchanging times
CAll around this sacred landEm, 
DStrangely though I’ve found my way
AmRight here I’m gonna stay
CIn this land Ukiah, EmWhoaD  C  Am  
Solo: Four Progressions
DThe fresh clean smell of the pines
AmSymbol of unchanging times
CAll around this sacred landEm, 
DStrangely though I’ve found my way
AmRight here I’m gonna stay
CIn this land Ukiah, EmWhoaD  C  Am  
Outro standard progression to fade, with vocals (UKIAH)

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Ukiah

by The Doobie Brothers

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em D C Am

Intro: (TWICE)

Em D C Am

People rushin’ everywhere

Em D C Am

If they’d only slow down once they might find something there

Green trees and timberland

People working with their hands

C Em

For sure a different way to live

Gonna keep my cabin at hand

Retreat and live off the land

C Em D C Am

All around Ukiah, whoa…

Em D C Am

Solo: One Progression

Em D C Am

The mountain streams that rush on by,

Em D C Am

Show the fish are jumpin’ and reflect the open sky

The fresh clean smell of the pines

Symbol of unchanging times

C Em

All around this sacred land,

Strangely though I’ve found my way

Right here I’m gonna stay

C Em D C Am

In this land Ukiah, Whoa

Solo: Four Progressions

The fresh clean smell of the pines

Symbol of unchanging times

C Em

All around this sacred land,

Strangely though I’ve found my way

Right here I’m gonna stay

C Em D C Am

In this land Ukiah, Whoa

Outro standard progression to fade, with vocals (UKIAH)

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