Chords for I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago/The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done by Odetta & Larry
Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was born about 10,000 [F#] years ago.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
[Bm] I saw Peter, Paul, and Moses [B] playing
a ring around the roses.
[F#] And I'll whoop the guy what says it [B] isn't so.
Well, I'm just a lonesome [F#] traveler
in a great historical bump.
Highly educated [B] from history I have come.
[Bm] Well, I built the Rock of Ages.
[B] It was in the year of one [F#] and the biggest thing
that [B] man has ever done.
Well, I saw Satan when he looked the [F#] garden o'er.
Saw Adam and Eve driven [B] from the door.
And [E] from behind the bushes, people
saw [B] the apple they was eating.
And [F#] I swear I'm the one what he had to pour.
Garden of Eden?
Well, I built the Garden of Eden.
It was [F#] in the year of two.
Joined the apple pickers union.
[B] I always paid my due.
[E] I'm the man that signed the contract
to raise the rising sun.
[F#] And that's the biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Well, I taught Samson how to use his mighty [F#] hands.
Showed Columbus this happy [B] land.
And for [E] a fair old little kid, I built [B] all the pyramids.
And to the [F#] Sahara, carried all [B] the sand.
Pyramids?
I was straw boss on the [F#] pyramids and the Tower of Babel too.
I opened up the ocean, [B] let the migrant children through.
[Em] Well, I fought a million battles,
and [B] I never lost a one.
[F#] And that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
I taught Solomon his little ABCs.
I was the first one to eat [B] Slimburger cheese.
[E] And while floating down the bay [B] with my Sousa [F#] Lawandee,
saw his whiskers floating in the [B] breeze.
Well, I was in the revolution [F#] when we set this country free.
It was me and a couple of [B] engines
that dumped the Boston T.
[Bm] Well, I won the Battle of Valley Forge
and the Battle [B] of Bully Run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
Queen Elizabeth, she fell in love with me.
We were married in Milwaukee [B] secretly.
[E] But I got tired of sugar [B] and went off with General Hooker.
And [F#] I was a fight skeeter down in [B] Tennessee.
Well, I was born a bums and a traveler
[F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
From history I have come.
[E] I saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Born a bums and a traveler [F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that I [B] don't know.
From history I have come.
I [E] saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#m] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing [B] that man has ever done.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
[Bm] I saw Peter, Paul, and Moses [B] playing
a ring around the roses.
[F#] And I'll whoop the guy what says it [B] isn't so.
Well, I'm just a lonesome [F#] traveler
in a great historical bump.
Highly educated [B] from history I have come.
[Bm] Well, I built the Rock of Ages.
[B] It was in the year of one [F#] and the biggest thing
that [B] man has ever done.
Well, I saw Satan when he looked the [F#] garden o'er.
Saw Adam and Eve driven [B] from the door.
And [E] from behind the bushes, people
saw [B] the apple they was eating.
And [F#] I swear I'm the one what he had to pour.
Garden of Eden?
Well, I built the Garden of Eden.
It was [F#] in the year of two.
Joined the apple pickers union.
[B] I always paid my due.
[E] I'm the man that signed the contract
to raise the rising sun.
[F#] And that's the biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Well, I taught Samson how to use his mighty [F#] hands.
Showed Columbus this happy [B] land.
And for [E] a fair old little kid, I built [B] all the pyramids.
And to the [F#] Sahara, carried all [B] the sand.
Pyramids?
I was straw boss on the [F#] pyramids and the Tower of Babel too.
I opened up the ocean, [B] let the migrant children through.
[Em] Well, I fought a million battles,
and [B] I never lost a one.
[F#] And that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
I taught Solomon his little ABCs.
I was the first one to eat [B] Slimburger cheese.
[E] And while floating down the bay [B] with my Sousa [F#] Lawandee,
saw his whiskers floating in the [B] breeze.
Well, I was in the revolution [F#] when we set this country free.
It was me and a couple of [B] engines
that dumped the Boston T.
[Bm] Well, I won the Battle of Valley Forge
and the Battle [B] of Bully Run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
Queen Elizabeth, she fell in love with me.
We were married in Milwaukee [B] secretly.
[E] But I got tired of sugar [B] and went off with General Hooker.
And [F#] I was a fight skeeter down in [B] Tennessee.
Well, I was born a bums and a traveler
[F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
From history I have come.
[E] I saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Born a bums and a traveler [F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that I [B] don't know.
From history I have come.
I [E] saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#m] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing [B] that man has ever done.
Key:
B
F#
E
Bm
Em
B
F#
E
_ _ I was born about 10,000 [F#] years ago.
_ There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
_ [Bm] I saw Peter, Paul, and Moses [B] playing
a ring around the roses.
[F#] And I'll whoop the guy what says it [B] isn't so.
_ Well, I'm just a lonesome [F#] traveler
in a great historical bump.
Highly educated [B] from history I have come.
[Bm] Well, I built the Rock of Ages.
[B] It was in the year of one [F#] and the biggest thing
that [B] man has ever done.
Well, I saw Satan when he looked the [F#] garden o'er.
_ Saw Adam and Eve driven [B] from the door.
And [E] from behind the bushes, people
saw [B] the apple they was eating.
And [F#] I swear I'm the one what he had to pour.
Garden of Eden?
Well, I built the Garden of Eden.
It was [F#] in the year of two.
Joined the apple pickers union.
[B] I always paid my due.
[E] I'm the man that signed the contract
to raise the rising sun.
[F#] And that's the biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Well, I taught Samson how to use his mighty [F#] hands.
_ Showed Columbus this happy [B] land.
And for [E] a fair old little kid, I built [B] all the pyramids.
And to the [F#] Sahara, carried all [B] the sand.
Pyramids?
I was straw boss on the [F#] pyramids and the Tower of Babel too.
I opened up the ocean, [B] let the migrant children through.
[Em] Well, I fought a million battles,
and [B] I never lost a one.
[F#] And that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
I taught Solomon his little _ _ ABCs.
I was the first one to eat [B] Slimburger _ cheese.
[E] And while floating down the bay [B] with my Sousa _ [F#] Lawandee,
saw his whiskers floating in the [B] breeze.
Well, I was in the revolution [F#] when we set this country free.
It was me and a couple of [B] engines
that dumped the Boston T.
[Bm] Well, I won the Battle of Valley Forge
and the Battle [B] of Bully Run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
Queen Elizabeth, she fell in love with me.
We were married in Milwaukee [B] secretly. _
[E] But I got tired of sugar [B] and went off with General Hooker.
And [F#] I was a fight skeeter down in [B] Tennessee.
Well, I was born a bums and a traveler
[F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
From history I have come.
[E] I saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Born a bums and a traveler [F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that I [B] don't know.
From history I have come.
I [E] saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#m] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing [B] that man has ever done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
_ [Bm] I saw Peter, Paul, and Moses [B] playing
a ring around the roses.
[F#] And I'll whoop the guy what says it [B] isn't so.
_ Well, I'm just a lonesome [F#] traveler
in a great historical bump.
Highly educated [B] from history I have come.
[Bm] Well, I built the Rock of Ages.
[B] It was in the year of one [F#] and the biggest thing
that [B] man has ever done.
Well, I saw Satan when he looked the [F#] garden o'er.
_ Saw Adam and Eve driven [B] from the door.
And [E] from behind the bushes, people
saw [B] the apple they was eating.
And [F#] I swear I'm the one what he had to pour.
Garden of Eden?
Well, I built the Garden of Eden.
It was [F#] in the year of two.
Joined the apple pickers union.
[B] I always paid my due.
[E] I'm the man that signed the contract
to raise the rising sun.
[F#] And that's the biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Well, I taught Samson how to use his mighty [F#] hands.
_ Showed Columbus this happy [B] land.
And for [E] a fair old little kid, I built [B] all the pyramids.
And to the [F#] Sahara, carried all [B] the sand.
Pyramids?
I was straw boss on the [F#] pyramids and the Tower of Babel too.
I opened up the ocean, [B] let the migrant children through.
[Em] Well, I fought a million battles,
and [B] I never lost a one.
[F#] And that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
I taught Solomon his little _ _ ABCs.
I was the first one to eat [B] Slimburger _ cheese.
[E] And while floating down the bay [B] with my Sousa _ [F#] Lawandee,
saw his whiskers floating in the [B] breeze.
Well, I was in the revolution [F#] when we set this country free.
It was me and a couple of [B] engines
that dumped the Boston T.
[Bm] Well, I won the Battle of Valley Forge
and the Battle [B] of Bully Run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing that man has ever done.
Queen Elizabeth, she fell in love with me.
We were married in Milwaukee [B] secretly. _
[E] But I got tired of sugar [B] and went off with General Hooker.
And [F#] I was a fight skeeter down in [B] Tennessee.
Well, I was born a bums and a traveler
[F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that [B] I don't know.
From history I have come.
[E] I saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#] that's the Bible.
The biggest [B] thing that man has ever done.
Born a bums and a traveler [F#] in a great historical bump.
There ain't nothing in this world that I [B] don't know.
From history I have come.
I [E] saw Peter Parker, Moses [B] Clay, to rerun the run.
And [F#m] that's the Bible.
The biggest thing [B] that man has ever done.
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