The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster) chords by Woody Guthrie
Verse 1
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On the 14th day of April of 1935,
There struck the worst of dust storms
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that ever filled the sky.
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You could see that dust storm comin',
the cloud looked deathlike black,
And through our mighty nation,
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it left a dreadful track.
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From Oklahoma City to the Arizona line,
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Dakota and Nebraska
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to the lazy Rio Grande,
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It fell across our city like a curtain
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of black rolled down,
We thought it was our judgement,
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we thought it was our doom.
Verse 2
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The radio reported,
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we listened with alarm,
The wild and windy actions of this
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great mysterious storm;
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From Albuquerque and Clovis,
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and all New Mexico,
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They said it was the blackest
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that ever they had saw.
Verse 3
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From old Dodge City, Kansas,
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the dust had rung their knell,
And a few more comrades sleeping
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on top of old Boot Hill.
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From Denver, Colorado,
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they said it blew so strong,
They thought that they could hold out,
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but they didn't know how long.
Verse 4
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Our relatives were huddled into
their oil boom shacks,
And the children they was cryin' as
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it whistled through the cracks.
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An d the family it was crowded
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into their little room,
They thought the world had ended,
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and they thought it was their doom.
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The storm
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took place at sundown,
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it lasted through the night,
When we looked out next morning,
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we saw a terrible sight.
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We saw outside our window where
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wheat fields they had grown
Was now a rippling ocean of
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dust the wind had blown.
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It covered
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up our fences,
it covered up our barns,
It covered up our tractors in
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this wild and dusty storm.
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We loaded our jalopies and
piled our families in,
We rattled down that highway
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to never come back again.
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The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)
Woody Guthrie
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