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When I First Came To This Land by Pete Seeger - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Intro] 
C 

[Verse 1]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
C          F      C          F     G      C
So I got myself a shack, and I did what I could.
      F         C      G        C
And I called my shack “Break My Back”.
C                 F        C        F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good and I did what I could.

[Verse 2]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
C          F      C        F     G      C
So I got myself a cow, and I did what I could.
      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 
      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

[Verse 3]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man.
C          F      C         F     G      C
So I got myself a duck, and I did what I could.
      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 
      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

[Instrumental]
C C C F C C

[Verse 4]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
C          F      C         F     G      C
So I got myself a wife, and I did what I could.
      F         C     G            C         
And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,
      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 
      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

[Instrumental]
C C C F C F C G C C C F C F G C C 

[Verse 5]
C                 F       C     F     C     G       C
When I first came to this land, I was not a wealthy man,
C          F      C        F     G      C
So I got myself a son, and I did what I could.
      F         C    G        C         
And I called my son “My Works Done”,
      F         C     G            C         
And I called my wife “Run For Your Life”,
      F         C     G      C         
And I called my duck “Out of Luck”
      F         C   G        C         
And I called my cow “No Milk Now”, 
      F         C      G        C         
And I called my shack “Break My back”.
C                F         C         F     G      C
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.         
        

We also have 39 songs by Pete Seeger

• Alligator Hedgehog
• Banks Of Marble
• Bourgeois Blues
• Careless Love
• Clap Your Hands
• Clementine
• Come All You Bold Sailormen
• Die Gedanken Sind Frei
• Fly Through My Window
• Frankie And Johnny
• Guantanamera
• Home On The Range
• If I Had A Hammer
• It Could Be A Wonderful World
• Leatherwing Bat
• Little Boxes
• Michael Row The Boat Ashore
• Mister Rabbit
• Old Blue
• Old Grey Mule
• Oleanna
• Passing Through
• Rye Whiskey
• Sally My Dear
• Skip To My Lou
• Solidarity Forever
• Study War No More Down By The Riverside
• The Battle Of New Orleans
• The Farmer Is The Man
• The Fox
• The Keeper And The Doe
• The Water Is Wide
• Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season
• Waist Deep In The Big Muddy
• We Shall Overcome
• What Did You Learn In School Today
• When I First Came To This Land
• Where Have All The Flowers Gone
• Which Side Are You On

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