Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land (Ukulele)

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So I recently found out that I'm now related to Woody Guthrie by my mom marrying my now step-dad. Which, of course, is pretty feakin' cool. So my step-dad lent some of Woody's records and this song came up. And at first, I was thinking back to how in every elementry school I was in they always made us sing this. But after the 3rd verse of the song, I started hearing verses that I never heard before. And it was those last 3 verses that I started to feel moved and I realized how much of a political song this was. And as a punk rocker, I just had to tab it. So here it is. And when you have made your final judgement on the song, please rate and/or leave a comment. I don't want to feel like I did this for nothing. [Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 1]
          F                      C
As I went walking that ribbon of highway

       G                    C
I saw above me that endless skyway

        F                  C  
I saw below me that golden valley

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 2]
               F                         C
I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps

                 G                    C 
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts

           F                    C 
While all around me a voice was sounding

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 3]
                  F                  C
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling

                     G                          C 
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling

            F                        C 
A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 4]
          F                    C
As I went walking I saw a sign there

                   G            C 
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."

           F                        C 
But on the other side it didn't say nothing,

G                              C 
That side was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 5]
                      F                        C
In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;

              G                   C 
By the relief office, I'd seen my people.

                    F                     C 
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,

G                             C 
Is this land made for you and me?
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Verse 6]
       F                    C
Nobody living can ever stop me,

        G                    C 
As I go walking that freedom highway;

       F          C
Nobody living can make me turn back

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus]
             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.

             F                       C
This land is your land, this land is my land 

         G                      C
From California to the New York Island

                 F                         C 
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

G                              C 
This land was made for you and me.
And that should be that for This Land Is My Land by Woody Guthrie. A song that is still true today as it was over 50 years ago. So when you've made your final judgemnet on the song, please rate and/or leave a comment. Also, be sure to check out my other tabs as well. -I hope you enjoy; my little droogies.