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AI was the Eyoungest boy in a Dfamily of Afour
We Dlived in OklaAhoma  the wind whistled thru our  Edoor
We Ascratched out a Eliving in the dDirt and and the Aclay
DI never will forAget it Euntill my dying Adays
AThe dust storms they Ecame at us the sDky turned cold and
Ablack
We Dpacked up our bAelonging and never looked Eback
We Arode out  west Etoward the sun just a Dheartbeat Aaway
DI never will forgAet it Euntill my dying Adays
We were ABakersfield DBound and the ECalifornia F#mdream
         D            A
Down the road lay the promised lands our fields would all
turn Egreen
We were ABakersfield Dbound like so Emany gone F#mbefore
Just to Dcross our River AJordan and Ereach the other Ashore
AWhen we first set eyes on The ESan Joaquin
Was like a Dfriend we always Aknew
The Dgates swing open so Afar & wide even God could drive Ethru
We Aworked the crops from Edawn to dust Dshared along the Away
DI never will forAget it Euntill my dying Adays
We were ABakersfield DBound and the ECalifornia F#mdream
         D            A
Down the road lay the promised lands our fields had all
turned Egreen
We were ABakersfield Dbound like so Emany gone F#mbefore
Just to Dcross our River AJordan and Ereach the other Ashore
DCrossed our River AJordan to Ereach the other Ashore

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Bakersfield Bound

by Chris Hillman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

A E D A

I was the youngest boy in a family of four

D A E

We lived in Oklahoma the wind whistled thru our door

A E D A

We scratched out a living in the dirt and and the clay

D A E A

I never will forget it untill my dying days

A E D

The dust storms they came at us the sky turned cold and

black

D A E

We packed up our belonging and never looked back

A E D A

We rode out west toward the sun just a heartbeat away

D A E A

I never will forget it untill my dying days

A D E F#m

We were Bakersfield Bound and the California dream

D A

Down the road lay the promised lands our fields would all

turn green

A D E F#m

We were Bakersfield bound like so many gone before

D A E A

Just to cross our River Jordan and reach the other shore

A E

When we first set eyes on The San Joaquin

D A

Was like a friend we always knew

D A E

The gates swing open so far & wide even God could drive thru

A E D A

We worked the crops from dawn to dust shared along the way

D A E A

I never will forget it untill my dying days

A D E F#m

We were Bakersfield Bound and the California dream

D A

Down the road lay the promised lands our fields had all

turned green

A D E F#m

We were Bakersfield bound like so many gone before

D A E A

Just to cross our River Jordan and reach the other shore

D A E A

Crossed our River Jordan to reach the other shore

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