Key: C major
Verse 1
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Lots of
folks back east,
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they say, headin' out every day
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Headin' the hot old dusty way
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to the California line
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Cross that desert sand they go,
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they're gettin' out of
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that old dust bowl
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They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl
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But here is what they find
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Oh, the police are the port of entry,
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say
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You're number 14 ,000 for today
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Well, if you ain't got the do -re -mi, boy
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If you ain't got the do -re -mi
Better go on back to beautiful Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
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California is a garden of Eden,
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a paradise to live in or see
But believe it or not,
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you won't find it so odd
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If you ain't got the dove in me
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If you want a house or farm,
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that won't do nobody harm
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Take your vacation by the
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mountains or the sea
Don't swap that old car for a car,
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better stay right where you are
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You had better take this tip from me
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Cause I read it in the wantons every day
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And the headlines on the papers al ways say
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If you ain't got the do -re -mi, boy
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If you ain't got the do -re -mi
Better go on back to
beautiful Texas
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia,
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Tennessee
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California is a god -loving
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Paradise to live in,
But believe it or not
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You won't find it so hard
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if you ain't got the dough
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they need
Outro 1
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ChordsC G F D
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