Woody Guthrie – I Was Born (Guitar)
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Words By Woody Guthrie. Music by Billy Bragg
Note: This song is originally flat picked with different fingerings but I made a simpler open triad version.
I personally use fingerstyle with an alternating bass and shuffle pluck. Most of down strokes should be done as a "chuck" with the bags of your fingers and muting after except on the last chorde of each line. The "rests"
should be a thumb pick of the root note
of each chord. Line three should be strummed lightly. Line 4 pluck each chord and let ring.
[Intro]
G D C D G D C D
[Verse]
G D C D C D G I was born at Half Past 12, almost One in the morning; G D C D C D G I was born at Half Past One, almost Two in the morning. Am D C D Now my birthday comes again and I don't know how old I am; G D C D C D G Half past One or Two or Three, almost 4 in the morning.
[Interlude]
G D C D G D C D
[Verse]
G D C D C D G I was born at Half Past Four, almost 5 in the morning; G D C D C D G I was born at Half Past Six, almost 7 in the morning; Am D C D How old am I, you ask of me? One year younger than I used to be; G D C D C D G Half Past 7, Half Past 8, Half Past Nine in the morning.
[Interlude]
G D C D G D C D
[Verse]
G D C D C D G I was born at Half Past Nine, almost Ten in the morning; G D C D C D G I was born at 1/2 past Ten, almost 'Leven in the morning; Am D C D Today my age is Tweedle and 'twee I'm prettier than I used to be; G D C D C D G Half Past 'Leven, Half Past 'Leven, almost 12 in the morning.