Manzanar chords by
Anne Hills
Tom Paxton

N/A•

Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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He said,

Csus2

Csus2

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My name is Nakashima,

F

F

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I am a proud American.

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I came here in twenty -seven

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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from my homeland of Japan

C

C

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And I picked your grapes and oranges,

F

F

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C

C

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saved some money, bought a store

F

F

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Until 1942,

Em

Em

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Bb

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G

G

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Pearl Harbor and the war

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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Came the relocation orders

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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They took our house, the store, the car

F

F

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C

C

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And they drove us through the desert

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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G

G

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To a place called Man zanar

C

C

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A Spanish word for apple orchards

F

F

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C

C

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Though it's on no apple trees

F

F

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Em

Em

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Just the rows of prison barracks

Bb

Bb

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With barred wire boundaries

G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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And we'd dream of apple blossoms

G

G

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Am

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G

G

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Waving free beneath the stars

Am

Am

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F

F

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Till we'd wake up in the desert

C

C

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F

F

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The prisoners of Manzanar,

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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Manzanar

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Em

Em

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Am

Am

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Oh, we dream, of apple blossoms,

Am

Am

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G

G

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waving free beneath the stars,

Am

Am

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F

F

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till we'd wake up in the desert,

C

C

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F

F

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still prisoners of Manzanar,

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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Manzanar,

C

C

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G

G

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fifty years have all but vanished

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Now I am an old man

F

F

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C

C

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And I don't regret the day

F

F

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That I came here from Japan

G

G

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C

C

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But on moonless winter nights

F

F

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C

C

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I often wish upon a star

F

F

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Em

Em

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That I'd forget the same sorrow

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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That I felt at Montana

G

G

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Am

Am

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Where we'd dream of

C

C

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apple blossoms

Am

Am

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G

G

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Waving free beneath the stars

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Am

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G

G

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F

F

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Till we'd wake up in the desert

C

C

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F

F

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The prisoners of Manzanar

C

C

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Manzanar, Manzanar

F

F

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C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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B ₃

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E ₃

E ₂

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G ₄

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E ₁

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B ₀

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C ₃

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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G ₃

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E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

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E ₃

E ₂

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C ₃

G ₃

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Chords

C
F
Csus2
Dm
G
Em
Bb
Am

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Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Manzanar by Anne Hills, Tom Paxton is C major.

The primary chords used in Manzanar are C, F, Csus2, Dm, G, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, Csus2, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Manzanar is approximately 81 beats per minute.

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