Do Re Mi chords by
Arlo Guthrie
The Dillards

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Key: G major

Intro 1
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C C 
 
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A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
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G G 
 
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G G 
 
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C C 
 
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Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G

Verse 1
G G 
 
Lots of folks back East,
C C 
 
they say, is leavin' home every day
D D 
 
Beatin' the hot old dusty way
G G 
 
to the California line
'Cross the desert sands they roll,
C C 
 
gettin' out of that old dust bowl
D D 
 
They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl,
G G 
 
but here's what they find
D D 
 
A A 
 
Now, the police at the port
D D 
 
of entry say
"You're number fourteen
A A 
 
thousand for today"

Verse 2
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi,
D D 
 
folks, you ain't got the do re mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas,
G G 
 
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
California is a garden of Eden,
C C 
 
a paradise to live in or see
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
If you ain't got the do re mi

Interlude 1
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G

Verse 3
G G 
 
You want to buy you a home or a farm,
C C 
 
that can't deal nobody harm
D D 
 
Or take your vacation by the
G G 
 
mountains or sea
Don't swap your old cow for a car,
C C 
 
you better stay right where you are
D D 
 
G G 
 
You better take this little tip from me
D D 
 
'Cause I look through the
A A 
 
D D 
 
want ads every day
A A 
 
D D 
 
But the headlines on the papers always say

Verse 4
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
If you ain't got the do re mi, boys,
D D 
 
you ain't got the do re mi
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas,
G G 
 
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
C C 
 
G G 
 
California is a garden of Eden,
C C 
 
a paradise to live in or see
But believe it or not,
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
you won't find it so hot
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
If you ain't got the do re mi
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 

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