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Boy from Oklahoma
by Willis Alan Ramsey (Wishbone Music)
Tabs by Casey Carr
TraveDlin’ across the countGry
playiAn’ on the circuit linDe
sometDimes I think about a mBman
who was heE7re before my tiAme.
NaGmed for the 28th presDident
with a GuGthrie tacked to the eAnd.
born in OkDemah shoAes
with the DuCst Bowl blGues,
a friend of the working mDan.
Now he wDasn’t partial to New YGork buildings
that trAied to touch the sDky
WesDt Virginia coal mBmines that tE7ook so many lA7ives
for the wGay they drove the migrant woDrkers
back oGver into Mexico wAay.
and the scDabs they rAun
when they heCard he’d cGome
and the bosses started to pDray.
Chorus:
Just a bGoy from OklahAoma
on an eDndless one-night sBmtand
waGn’drin’ and a-rAamblin’
drDiftin’ with the midnight sBmand.
He plaGyed the blues and the baAllads
and aDll that came betGween
his hEmeart was in the Union
and his sCoul was reachin’ oAut
for the servant’s drDeam.Am  D  
Now I was taDlking to a man that mGet him
in a bAar near Clovis town.D  
He sDaid the whole place was a-sBmhakin’
as he was pE7assing his songs arA7ound.
GIn between the tunes he asDked him
where he’d Gbe when the morrow cAame
He sDaid through his gArin,
I put my thCumb in the wGind
and I’m off down the road agaDin.
Chorus:              
Just a bGoy from OklahAoma
on an eDndless one-night stBmand
I wGander and I raAmble
and I drDift with the midnight sBmand.
I plGay the blues and the balAlads
and aDll that comes betwGeen
my hEmeart is in the Union
and my sCoul is reachin’ oAut
for the servant’s drDeam.Am  D  
Now you kDnow that Woody GuGthrie
Is dead and buAried in the grDound
SometiDmes I sing his sonBmgs
and I get to tE7hinkin’ that he’s still aroA7und.
I’ll hoGld that his fires everlaDstin’
TeGstify that his voice has rung tArue
and the raDmblin’ man’s rAis’
and the kiCngdom’s hGis
but his songs are for me and yDou.
Chorus:

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Boy From Oklahoma

by Willis Alan Ramsey

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Boy from Oklahoma

by Willis Alan Ramsey (Wishbone Music)

Tabs by Casey Carr

D G

Travelin’ across the country

A D

playin’ on the circuit line

D Bm

sometimes I think about a man

E7 A

who was here before my time.

G D

Named for the 28th president

G A

with a Guthrie tacked to the end.

D A

born in Okemah shoes

C G

with the Dust Bowl blues,

a friend of the working man.

D G

Now he wasn’t partial to New York buildings

A D

that tried to touch the sky

D Bm E7 A7

West Virginia coal mines that took so many lives

G D

for the way they drove the migrant workers

G A

back over into Mexico way.

D A

and the scabs they run

C G

when they heard he’d come

and the bosses started to pray.

Chorus:

G A

Just a boy from Oklahoma

D Bm

on an endless one-night stand

G A

wan’drin’ and a-ramblin’

D Bm

driftin’ with the midnight sand.

G A

He played the blues and the ballads

D G

and all that came between

his heart was in the Union

C A

and his soul was reachin’ out

D Am D

for the servant’s dream.

D G

Now I was talking to a man that met him

A D

in a bar near Clovis town.

D Bm

He said the whole place was a-shakin’

E7 A7

as he was passing his songs around.

G D

In between the tunes he asked him

G A

where he’d be when the morrow came

D A

He said through his grin,

C G

I put my thumb in the wind

and I’m off down the road again.

Chorus:

G A

Just a boy from Oklahoma

D Bm

on an endless one-night stand

G A

I wander and I ramble

D Bm

and I drift with the midnight sand.

G A

I play the blues and the ballads

D G

and all that comes between

my heart is in the Union

C A

and my soul is reachin’ out

D Am D

for the servant’s dream.

D G

Now you know that Woody Guthrie

A D

Is dead and buried in the ground

D Bm

Sometimes I sing his songs

E7 A7

and I get to thinkin’ that he’s still around.

G D

I’ll hold that his fires everlastin’

G A

Testify that his voice has rung true

D A

and the ramblin’ man’s ris’

C G

and the kingdom’s his

but his songs are for me and you.

Chorus:

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