Ry Cooder - Do Re Mi Lyrics
(woody guthrie)(g) - (c) - (g7) - (d) - (d7) - (bm) - (em)(g) lots of folks back east they say(c) leaving home most every day(d7) beating the hot old dusty wayTo the (g) california linecross the desert sands they roll(c) getting out of that old dust bowl(d) think theyre coming to a sugar bowlBut (g) heres (d7) what they (g) find(d) police at the port of entry sayYoure number fourteen thousand for to (d7) dayHey, if you (g) aint got the do re mi, boyIf you aint got the do re (d) miWell, you (d7) better go back to beautiful texasOklahoma, kansas, georgia, tennes- (g) seeCalifornia is the garden of edenIts a paradise to (g7) live in or (c) seeBut be(g)lieve it or (d) notYou wont (bm) find it so (c) hotIf you (em) aint got the do re (g) miYou want to buy a home or a farmThat cant do nobody harmTake your vacation by the mountains or seaDont swap your old cow for a carYou better stay right where you areBetter take this little tip from meWell, I look through the want ads every dayThe headlines in the papers always say
