Misc Musicals – Oklahoma Title Song (Guitar)

Key
-

Auto-scroll

Chords

OKLAHOMA (song) Written by: Rogers and Hammerstein Title song from the R&H musical "Oklahoma!" [Intro 1]
A    D
They couldn't pick a better time to start in life

Bm       A   G     Bm     G     A
It ain't too early and it ain't too late

D
Startin' as a farmer with a brand new wife

Bm   A  G      Bm   G     A   D
Soon be livin' in a brand new state

G     A   D
Brand new state!

G     A         D
Gonna treat you great!
[Intro 2]
G              
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters

D                         
Pasture fer the cattle, spinach and termayters

G                                          
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom

D
Plenty of air and plenty of room

G 
Plenty of room to swing a rope!

D                           
Plenty of heart and plenty of hope
[Verse 1]
D   G   D                     A7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain

        D
And the wavin' wheat,

    G          Gm
Can sure smell sweet

         D          B7               E7    A7
When the wind comes right behind the rain
[Verse 2]
D   G   D                 A7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I

    D
Sit alone and talk,

    G       Gm
And watch a hawk

       D    A7             D
Makin' lazy circles in the sky
[Chorus]
   G                     D
We know we belong to the land

        A         E7         A7
And the land we belong to is grand!

            D
And when we say

G      D           E
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!

E
We're only sayin'

D                      G E7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!

    D A      D
Oklahoma, O. K.
[Verse 3]
D   G   D                     A7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain

        D
And the wavin' wheat,

    G          Gm
Can sure smell sweet

         D          B7               E7    A7
When the wind comes right behind the rain
[Verse 4]
D   G   D                 A7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I

                   D
Every night we sit alone and talk

    G       Gm
And watch a hawk

       D    A7             D
Makin' lazy circles in the sky
{Chorus]
   G                     D
We know we belong to the land.. Yo-Ho!

        A         E7         A7
And the land we belong to is grand!

       D                     Em                    F
Yi-pee-Ki, Yi-pee-Ki, Yi-pee-Ki, Yi-pee-Ki, Yi-pee-Ki, Yi-pee-Ki  (whispered)

            D
And when we say

G      D           E
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!

E
We're only sayin'

D                      G E7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!

    D A             D
Oklahoma, you're O. K.
[Refrain] (whispered)
                        Em
Oka-homa, Oka-homa, Oka-homa

              F
Oka-homa, Oka-homa, Oka-homa
[Chorus]
   G                     D
We know we belong to the land

        A         E7         A7
And the land we belong to is grand!

            D
And when we say

G      D           E
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!

E
We're only sayin'

D                      G E7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!

    D A     D
Oklahoma, O-K
[Outro]
  G   A   D         
L-A-H-O-M-A

   G  A  D
Ok-la-ho-ma!