Dust Bowl Blues Chords by Woody Guthrie
Tempo:
84.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C
C#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [A] [C] [A]
[C#]
[A]
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
[E] I just blowed in and I'll blow back [A] out again.
I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
[E] But when the dust gets high, you can't even [A] see the sky.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
[E] And the wind so cold, boy it nearly cut [A] your water off.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
[E] Buried my tractor six [A] feet underground.
[B] [A] Well it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
Yes it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
I [E] had to hit that road with a bundle [A] in my hand.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
[E] When you get that dust pneumonia, boy it's [A] time to go.
I had a gal and she was young and sweet.
I had a gal and she was young and sweet.
[E] But a dust storm buried her sixteen [A] hundred feet.
She was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
Yes she was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
I [E] had to get a steam shovel just to dig my [A] darling out.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
[E] Buried head over heels in the black old dust.
I had [A] to pack up and go [E] and it just blowed in.
And I'll soon blow [A] out again.
[C#]
[A]
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
[E] I just blowed in and I'll blow back [A] out again.
I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
[E] But when the dust gets high, you can't even [A] see the sky.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
[E] And the wind so cold, boy it nearly cut [A] your water off.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
[E] Buried my tractor six [A] feet underground.
[B] [A] Well it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
Yes it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
I [E] had to hit that road with a bundle [A] in my hand.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
[E] When you get that dust pneumonia, boy it's [A] time to go.
I had a gal and she was young and sweet.
I had a gal and she was young and sweet.
[E] But a dust storm buried her sixteen [A] hundred feet.
She was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
Yes she was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
I [E] had to get a steam shovel just to dig my [A] darling out.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
[E] Buried head over heels in the black old dust.
I had [A] to pack up and go [E] and it just blowed in.
And I'll soon blow [A] out again.
Key:
A
E
C
C#
B
A
E
C
[C] _ [A] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues. _
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
_ [E] I just blowed in and I'll blow back [A] out again. _ _
_ I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
_ I guess you've heard about every kind of blues. _
[E] But when the dust gets high, you can't even [A] see the sky.
_ _ _ _ I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
_ I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
[E] And the wind so cold, boy it nearly cut [A] your water off. _ _ _ _
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down. _
[E] Buried my tractor six [A] feet underground. _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ Well it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
_ Yes it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
I [E] had to hit that road with a bundle [A] in my _ hand.
_ _ _ _ _ I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
_ I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
[E] When you get that dust pneumonia, _ boy it's [A] time to go. _ _
_ I had a gal and she was young and sweet. _
I had a gal and she was young and sweet. _
[E] But a dust storm buried her sixteen [A] hundred feet.
_ _ _ She was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
Yes she was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
I [E] had to get a steam shovel just to dig my [A] darling out. _ _ _ _ _ _
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
_ These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
_ [E] Buried head over heels in the black old dust.
_ I had [A] to pack up and go _ [E] and it just blowed in.
_ And I'll soon blow [A] out again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues. _
I just blowed in and I got them dust bowl blues.
_ [E] I just blowed in and I'll blow back [A] out again. _ _
_ I guess you've heard about every kind of blues.
_ I guess you've heard about every kind of blues. _
[E] But when the dust gets high, you can't even [A] see the sky.
_ _ _ _ I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
_ I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing.
[E] And the wind so cold, boy it nearly cut [A] your water off. _ _ _ _
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down.
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down. _
[E] Buried my tractor six [A] feet underground. _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ Well it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
_ Yes it turned my farm into a pile of sand.
I [E] had to hit that road with a bundle [A] in my _ hand.
_ _ _ _ _ I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
_ I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl.
[E] When you get that dust pneumonia, _ boy it's [A] time to go. _ _
_ I had a gal and she was young and sweet. _
I had a gal and she was young and sweet. _
[E] But a dust storm buried her sixteen [A] hundred feet.
_ _ _ She was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
Yes she was a good gal, long, tall and stout.
I [E] had to get a steam shovel just to dig my [A] darling out. _ _ _ _ _ _
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
_ These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know.
_ [E] Buried head over heels in the black old dust.
_ I had [A] to pack up and go _ [E] and it just blowed in.
_ And I'll soon blow [A] out again. _ _ _ _ _