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oregon trail Chords

Music by: Woody Guthrie
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[Intro 1]
[D][A][D][G][D][G]
[D][A][G][D][G][D]
[A][D][A]
[D]I been

[Verse 1]
[D]
a grubbin' on a little farm on [G]the flat and windy [D]plains
I been a list'nin to the
hungry cattle [A]bawl.
I'm gonna pack [D]my wife and kids,
I'm gonna hit [G]that western [D]road.
I'm gonna [A]hit that Oregon Trail
this comin' [D]fall.

[Verse 2]
[Chorus:] [G]I'm gonna
hit that Oregon
Trail this comin' [D]fall,
I'm gonna hit [A]that Oregon
Trail this coming fall,
Where that good [D]rain falls a plenty
Where the [G]crops and orchards [D]grow
I'm gonna hit that Oregon [A]Trail
this coming [D]fall.
[A][D]

[Verse 3]
Now, my true [G]love she gets ailin'
[D]When this dry old dust gets sailin'
And [A]she wishes for the days [D]beyond recall
If we work hard there's a fu[G]ture
In that north Pacific [D]land
I'm gonna hit that Oregon [A]trail
this comin' [D]fall.
[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Well [G]my land is dry and cracklin'
And [D]my chickens [A]they're
a cacklin'
'Cause this dirt and dust is getting' in
their craw
They been [D]layin' flint rock [G]eggs
I got to [D]bust 'em with a sledge
I got to hit that Oregon [A]trail
this comin' [D]fall.
[Chorus]

[Verse 5]
Yes, [D]my hogs and pigs are squealin'
They're [G]a rockin' and a reel[D]in'
'Cause there ain't no mud
to waller in [A]the draw
I'm gonna [D]grab them by their tails
[G]Take them down that western [D]trail
I'm gonna hit that Oregon [A]trail
this comin' [D]fall.
[Chorus]

[Verse 6]
Well, my [D]good old horse in bony
And he's [G]tired and [D]lonsesome too
You can count his ribs three
quarters of [A]a mile
Throw my [D]bedroll on his back
Both the bay [G]horse and [D]the black
[A]I'm [D]gon[G]na[D]
hit [A]that Oregon trail this comin' fall.

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D][A]
[D][G][D]
[A][D][G][D]
[A][D][G][D][A]
[D][G][D][A]
[D]
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