Pete Seeger – When I First Came To This Land (Guitar)

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[Intro] C [Verse 1]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

C          F      C          F     G      C
So I got myself a shack, and I did what I could.

      F         C      G        C
And I called my shack “Break My Back”.

C                 F        C        F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.
[Verse 2]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.

C          F      C        F     G      C
So I got myself a cow, and I did what I could.

      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 

      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.

C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.
[Verse 3]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.

C          F      C         F     G      C
So I got myself a duck, and I did what I could.

      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 

      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.

C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.
[Instrumental] C C C F C C [Verse 4]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

C          F      C         F     G      C
So I got myself a wife, and I did what I could.

      F         C     G            C         
And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,

      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 

      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.

C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.
[Instrumental] C C C F C F C G C C C F C F G C C [Verse 5]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,

C          F      C        F     G      C
So I got myself a son, and I did what I could.

      F         C    G        C         
And I called my son “My Works Done”,

      F         C     G            C         
And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,

      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”

      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 

      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.

C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.