Oklahoma Chords! by Gordon Macrae, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones
Tempo:
133.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
They couldn't pick a better time to start in life
It [E] ain't too early [A] and it ain't it
[D] Starting as a farmer with a brand new wife
[E] Soon be living in a brand new [D] [G] state
Brand [D] new [G] state, gonna preach your praise
Gonna give you barley, carrots and potatoes
[F#m] Passenger for the cattle, spinach and tomatoes
[C#] Flowers on the prairie where the June loves soon
[D] Plenty of room, [G] plenty of room to swing a rope
[D] Plenty of heart and plenty of [C#] hope
[E] [B]
[D]
Oklahoma [A] where the wind [E] comes sweeping down the [A] plain
[Am] And the waving wheat [G] can sure [E] smell sweet
[D] When the wind [B] comes right [E] behind the
[A] rain
[D]
Oklahoma [A] every night [B] my honey [E] lamb and I
[A] [Am] Sit alone and talk [G] and watch [E] a hawk
[D] Making lazy [A] circles [D] in the sky
[G] We know we belong [D] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say
Are you [E] fine, O'Leary?
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm]
[E] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, [D] okay
[F#] [A]
[G#m] [Bm] [F#]
[D] Oklahoma [Am] where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Oklahoma [D] where the waving wheat [Em] can sure smell [Gm] sweet
When [A] the wind comes right [E] behind the rain
[Bm] [E] Oklahoma [D#] every night my [A] honey lamb and I
[C]
Sit alone and talk and watch [Gm] a hawk
[F#] Making lazy circles [D] in the sky
We know we belong to the land
[A] And the land we [E] [A] belong to is grand
Yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay
[Bm] And when we [D] say
Are you fine, O [E]'Leary?
We're only [F#m] saying you're doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, you're [D] okay
Oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, [G] oklahoma
We know we belong [B] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say
Are you fine, [E] O'Leary?
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma
[D] [A] Oklahoma, [D] oklahoma, [A]
oklahoma,
It [E] ain't too early [A] and it ain't it
[D] Starting as a farmer with a brand new wife
[E] Soon be living in a brand new [D] [G] state
Brand [D] new [G] state, gonna preach your praise
Gonna give you barley, carrots and potatoes
[F#m] Passenger for the cattle, spinach and tomatoes
[C#] Flowers on the prairie where the June loves soon
[D] Plenty of room, [G] plenty of room to swing a rope
[D] Plenty of heart and plenty of [C#] hope
[E] [B]
[D]
Oklahoma [A] where the wind [E] comes sweeping down the [A] plain
[Am] And the waving wheat [G] can sure [E] smell sweet
[D] When the wind [B] comes right [E] behind the
[A] rain
[D]
Oklahoma [A] every night [B] my honey [E] lamb and I
[A] [Am] Sit alone and talk [G] and watch [E] a hawk
[D] Making lazy [A] circles [D] in the sky
[G] We know we belong [D] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say
Are you [E] fine, O'Leary?
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm]
[E] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, [D] okay
[F#] [A]
[G#m] [Bm] [F#]
[D] Oklahoma [Am] where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Oklahoma [D] where the waving wheat [Em] can sure smell [Gm] sweet
When [A] the wind comes right [E] behind the rain
[Bm] [E] Oklahoma [D#] every night my [A] honey lamb and I
[C]
Sit alone and talk and watch [Gm] a hawk
[F#] Making lazy circles [D] in the sky
We know we belong to the land
[A] And the land we [E] [A] belong to is grand
Yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay
[Bm] And when we [D] say
Are you fine, O [E]'Leary?
We're only [F#m] saying you're doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, you're [D] okay
Oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, [G] oklahoma
We know we belong [B] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say
Are you fine, [E] O'Leary?
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma
[D] [A] Oklahoma, [D] oklahoma, [A]
oklahoma,
Key:
D
A
E
G
Bm
D
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They couldn't pick a better time to start in life
It [E] ain't too early [A] and it ain't it
[D] Starting as a farmer with a brand new wife
[E] Soon be living in a brand new [D] [G] state
Brand [D] new [G] state, gonna preach your _ praise _ _
_ Gonna give you barley, carrots and potatoes
[F#m] Passenger for the cattle, spinach and tomatoes
[C#] Flowers on the prairie where the June loves soon
[D] Plenty _ _ _ of room, [G] plenty of room to swing a rope
[D] Plenty of heart and plenty of [C#] hope
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Oklahoma [A] where the wind [E] comes sweeping down the [A] plain
[Am] And the waving wheat [G] can sure [E] smell sweet
[D] When the wind [B] comes right [E] behind the _
[A] rain
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oklahoma [A] every night [B] my honey [E] lamb and I
[A] _ [Am] Sit alone and talk [G] and watch [E] a hawk
[D] Making lazy [A] circles [D] in the sky
_ [G] We know we belong [D] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say _ _
Are you [E] fine, O'Leary? _ _ _ _
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] _
[E] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, _ _ _ [D] okay
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] Oklahoma [Am] where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Oklahoma [D] where the waving wheat [Em] can sure smell [Gm] sweet
When [A] the wind comes right [E] behind the rain
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Oklahoma [D#] every night my [A] honey lamb and I
[C] _
Sit alone and talk and watch [Gm] a hawk
[F#] Making lazy circles [D] in the sky _
We know we belong to the land
[A] And the land we [E] [A] belong to is grand
Yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay
[Bm] And when we _ [D] say _
Are you fine, O [E]'Leary? _ _ _ _
We're only [F#m] saying you're doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma _
_ _ [A] Oklahoma, you're [D] okay _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, _ _ oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, [G] oklahoma
We know we belong [B] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we _ say
Are you fine, [E] O'Leary? _ _ _
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma _
[D] _ [A] Oklahoma, _ [D] _ _ oklahoma, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ oklahoma, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They couldn't pick a better time to start in life
It [E] ain't too early [A] and it ain't it
[D] Starting as a farmer with a brand new wife
[E] Soon be living in a brand new [D] [G] state
Brand [D] new [G] state, gonna preach your _ praise _ _
_ Gonna give you barley, carrots and potatoes
[F#m] Passenger for the cattle, spinach and tomatoes
[C#] Flowers on the prairie where the June loves soon
[D] Plenty _ _ _ of room, [G] plenty of room to swing a rope
[D] Plenty of heart and plenty of [C#] hope
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Oklahoma [A] where the wind [E] comes sweeping down the [A] plain
[Am] And the waving wheat [G] can sure [E] smell sweet
[D] When the wind [B] comes right [E] behind the _
[A] rain
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oklahoma [A] every night [B] my honey [E] lamb and I
[A] _ [Am] Sit alone and talk [G] and watch [E] a hawk
[D] Making lazy [A] circles [D] in the sky
_ [G] We know we belong [D] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we say _ _
Are you [E] fine, O'Leary? _ _ _ _
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] _
[E] Oklahoma
[A] Oklahoma, _ _ _ [D] okay
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] Oklahoma [Am] where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Oklahoma [D] where the waving wheat [Em] can sure smell [Gm] sweet
When [A] the wind comes right [E] behind the rain
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Oklahoma [D#] every night my [A] honey lamb and I
[C] _
Sit alone and talk and watch [Gm] a hawk
[F#] Making lazy circles [D] in the sky _
We know we belong to the land
[A] And the land we [E] [A] belong to is grand
Yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay, yippee-ki-yay
[Bm] And when we _ [D] say _
Are you fine, O [E]'Leary? _ _ _ _
We're only [F#m] saying you're doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma _
_ _ [A] Oklahoma, you're [D] okay _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, _ _ oklahoma, oklahoma, oklahoma, [G] oklahoma
We know we belong [B] to the land
[A] And the land we belong to is grand
[D] And when we _ say
Are you fine, [E] O'Leary? _ _ _
We're only [D] saying you're [F#] doing fine, [Bm] Oklahoma _
[D] _ [A] Oklahoma, _ [D] _ _ oklahoma, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ oklahoma, _ _ _