Chords for When I First Came to This Land
Tempo:
132.35 bpm
Chords used:
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Bb
Ab
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] When I first [C] came to [Eb] this land [Ab] [Eb] I was [Bb] not a [Eb] wealthy man
[Bb] So I got [C] myself [Eb] a farm [Ab] and I [Bb] did
What [Eb] I could
[G] [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a farm
[Ab] [C] Called my [E] farm the muscle in [Bb] my [Ebm] arm
But the [D] land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good and I did what I could
That farm [Gm] had neither
[Bb]
dog nor cat
[Ab] [Bb] Not a soul to holler [Eb] at
[Bb] So I got [D] myself [Eb] a wife [Ab] and I [Bb] did [Eb] what I [F] could
[Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a wife
[Ab] Called my wife [C] [F] run for [Bb] your life
But [Gm] the [Ab] land was sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
[Ab] [Eb]
When a [Ab] year had [Eb] passed away [Ab] [Bb] I came home one [Eb] summer day
[Bb] Found I'd got [Ab] myself [Eb] a son [Ab] and I did what [Eb] I [F] could
Found [Bb] I've got myself [Eb] a son
[Ab] Called [C] my son [F] my [Bb] works done
[Eb] But [Gm] the land [D] was sweet [Eb] and good [Bb] and I did what [Eb] I could
Well, he [Gm] grew up [Ab] and left [Eb] the farm
[Ab] [Eb] Brought a wife [Bb] back [Eb] on his arm
[Bb] Soon the [Fm] rooms were [Eb] full of kids [Ab] and I [Eb] did what I could
Soon the rooms [Bb] were full [Eb] of kids
[Ab] Called [C] those kids [F] flip your [Eb] lids
But [D] the land was [Bb] sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
[Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] When I first came [Eb] to this land [Ab] [Eb] I was not [Bb] a wealthy [Eb] man
[Gm] Now I've [C] built my [Bb] family tree.
[Ab] Yes, I did
[Bb] [Eb] What I could
[F] [G] [Ab]
Now [Bb] I've built my family [Eb] tree.
[Ab] I call [C] that tree
[F] Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me, but [Gm] the land [C] was sweet [Eb] and good [Ab] and I [Bb] did what [Eb] I could
[F]
And I called [Eb] my farm [Bb] the [Eb] muscle in my arm
Called my wife [Bb] run [Eb] for your life
[Ab] Called [Eb] my son [Bb] my [Eb] works done
Called those kids flip the oil is
[Ab] [C] family [F] trees
Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me
But the [Gm]
land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good
[Ab] And I [Bb] did what I could
[Eb] [N]
[Bb] So I got [C] myself [Eb] a farm [Ab] and I [Bb] did
What [Eb] I could
[G] [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a farm
[Ab] [C] Called my [E] farm the muscle in [Bb] my [Ebm] arm
But the [D] land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good and I did what I could
That farm [Gm] had neither
[Bb]
dog nor cat
[Ab] [Bb] Not a soul to holler [Eb] at
[Bb] So I got [D] myself [Eb] a wife [Ab] and I [Bb] did [Eb] what I [F] could
[Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a wife
[Ab] Called my wife [C] [F] run for [Bb] your life
But [Gm] the [Ab] land was sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
[Ab] [Eb]
When a [Ab] year had [Eb] passed away [Ab] [Bb] I came home one [Eb] summer day
[Bb] Found I'd got [Ab] myself [Eb] a son [Ab] and I did what [Eb] I [F] could
Found [Bb] I've got myself [Eb] a son
[Ab] Called [C] my son [F] my [Bb] works done
[Eb] But [Gm] the land [D] was sweet [Eb] and good [Bb] and I did what [Eb] I could
Well, he [Gm] grew up [Ab] and left [Eb] the farm
[Ab] [Eb] Brought a wife [Bb] back [Eb] on his arm
[Bb] Soon the [Fm] rooms were [Eb] full of kids [Ab] and I [Eb] did what I could
Soon the rooms [Bb] were full [Eb] of kids
[Ab] Called [C] those kids [F] flip your [Eb] lids
But [D] the land was [Bb] sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
[Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] When I first came [Eb] to this land [Ab] [Eb] I was not [Bb] a wealthy [Eb] man
[Gm] Now I've [C] built my [Bb] family tree.
[Ab] Yes, I did
[Bb] [Eb] What I could
[F] [G] [Ab]
Now [Bb] I've built my family [Eb] tree.
[Ab] I call [C] that tree
[F] Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me, but [Gm] the land [C] was sweet [Eb] and good [Ab] and I [Bb] did what [Eb] I could
[F]
And I called [Eb] my farm [Bb] the [Eb] muscle in my arm
Called my wife [Bb] run [Eb] for your life
[Ab] Called [Eb] my son [Bb] my [Eb] works done
Called those kids flip the oil is
[Ab] [C] family [F] trees
Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me
But the [Gm]
land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good
[Ab] And I [Bb] did what I could
[Eb] [N]
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[Gm] When I first [C] came to [Eb] this land _ [Ab] _ [Eb] I was [Bb] not a [Eb] wealthy man
_ _ _ [Bb] So I got [C] myself [Eb] a farm _ [Ab] and I [Bb] did
_ What [Eb] I could _
[G] _ [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a farm
[Ab] _ [C] Called my [E] farm the muscle in [Bb] my [Ebm] arm
But the [D] land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good and I did what I could
_ That farm [Gm] had neither
[Bb] _
dog nor cat
[Ab] _ [Bb] Not a soul to holler [Eb] at
_ [Bb] So I got [D] myself [Eb] a wife [Ab] and I [Bb] did [Eb] what I [F] could
_ [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a wife
[Ab] Called my wife [C] [F] run for [Bb] your life
But [Gm] the [Ab] land was sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ When a [Ab] year had [Eb] passed away [Ab] _ [Bb] I came home one [Eb] summer day
_ [Bb] Found I'd got [Ab] myself [Eb] a son [Ab] and I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ Found [Bb] I've got myself [Eb] a son
[Ab] Called [C] my son [F] my [Bb] works done
[Eb] But [Gm] the land [D] was sweet [Eb] and good [Bb] and I did what [Eb] I could
_ Well, he [Gm] grew up _ [Ab] and left [Eb] the farm
[Ab] _ [Eb] Brought a wife [Bb] back [Eb] on his arm
[Bb] Soon the [Fm] rooms were [Eb] full of kids [Ab] and I [Eb] did what I could
_ Soon the rooms [Bb] were full [Eb] of kids
[Ab] Called [C] those kids [F] flip your [Eb] lids
But [D] the land was [Bb] sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] When I first came [Eb] to this land _ [Ab] _ [Eb] I was not [Bb] a wealthy [Eb] man _ _ _
[Gm] Now I've [C] built my [Bb] family tree.
[Ab] Yes, I did
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] What I could
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Ab]
Now [Bb] I've built my family [Eb] tree.
[Ab] I call [C] that tree
[F] Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me, but [Gm] the land [C] was sweet [Eb] and good [Ab] and I [Bb] did what [Eb] I could
_ [F] _
And I called [Eb] my farm [Bb] the [Eb] muscle in my arm
Called my wife [Bb] run [Eb] for your life
[Ab] Called [Eb] my son [Bb] my [Eb] works done
Called those kids flip the oil is
[Ab] _ [C] family [F] trees
Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me
But the [Gm] _
land [Ab] was sweet _ [Eb] and good
_ [Ab] And I [Bb] did _ what I could
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] So I got [C] myself [Eb] a farm _ [Ab] and I [Bb] did
_ What [Eb] I could _
[G] _ [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a farm
[Ab] _ [C] Called my [E] farm the muscle in [Bb] my [Ebm] arm
But the [D] land [Ab] was sweet [Eb] and good and I did what I could
_ That farm [Gm] had neither
[Bb] _
dog nor cat
[Ab] _ [Bb] Not a soul to holler [Eb] at
_ [Bb] So I got [D] myself [Eb] a wife [Ab] and I [Bb] did [Eb] what I [F] could
_ [Ab] So [Bb] I got myself [Eb] a wife
[Ab] Called my wife [C] [F] run for [Bb] your life
But [Gm] the [Ab] land was sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ When a [Ab] year had [Eb] passed away [Ab] _ [Bb] I came home one [Eb] summer day
_ [Bb] Found I'd got [Ab] myself [Eb] a son [Ab] and I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ Found [Bb] I've got myself [Eb] a son
[Ab] Called [C] my son [F] my [Bb] works done
[Eb] But [Gm] the land [D] was sweet [Eb] and good [Bb] and I did what [Eb] I could
_ Well, he [Gm] grew up _ [Ab] and left [Eb] the farm
[Ab] _ [Eb] Brought a wife [Bb] back [Eb] on his arm
[Bb] Soon the [Fm] rooms were [Eb] full of kids [Ab] and I [Eb] did what I could
_ Soon the rooms [Bb] were full [Eb] of kids
[Ab] Called [C] those kids [F] flip your [Eb] lids
But [D] the land was [Bb] sweet [Eb] and good and [Bb] I did what [Eb] I [F] could
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] When I first came [Eb] to this land _ [Ab] _ [Eb] I was not [Bb] a wealthy [Eb] man _ _ _
[Gm] Now I've [C] built my [Bb] family tree.
[Ab] Yes, I did
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] What I could
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Ab]
Now [Bb] I've built my family [Eb] tree.
[Ab] I call [C] that tree
[F] Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me, but [Gm] the land [C] was sweet [Eb] and good [Ab] and I [Bb] did what [Eb] I could
_ [F] _
And I called [Eb] my farm [Bb] the [Eb] muscle in my arm
Called my wife [Bb] run [Eb] for your life
[Ab] Called [Eb] my son [Bb] my [Eb] works done
Called those kids flip the oil is
[Ab] _ [C] family [F] trees
Enough [Bb] for [Eb] me
But the [Gm] _
land [Ab] was sweet _ [Eb] and good
_ [Ab] And I [Bb] did _ what I could
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _