Learn to Play the Song Yourself!

WOODY’S CHILDREN
By Doug Mishkin

[in the key of G]


G          Am7-D7                   G  
We are all             Woody’s Children

            Am7-D7             G
We are all             glory-bound

                Am7-D7             G          Em
When we smile, when we sing his songs

                      Am7          D7        G
We show we know, the truth he found


            Am7-D7     G
In your Oklahoma home
              Am7-D7          G
A troubadour, all set to roam
                       Am7   D7                        G      
You and your family, felt the Dust Bowl blow
                        Am7-D7                  G
You sang your songs, and let us know


                    Am7-D7            G
You rode the rails, as hobos do
                     Am7-D7                  G
Saw hard-hit people, scraping through
                        Am7-D7             G
Took scattered voices, feeling small
                      Am7     D7               G
You made a glorious chorus of us all


              Am7                  D7             G
Every businessman or woman, in a suit
              Am7    D7                 G  
Every migrant farmer pickin’ fruit
                Am7-D7           G  
When they listen to your song
                               Am7   D7                       G
They know there’s one family where we belong


                    Am7-D7              G
You raised us well, so we became
                      Am7-D7                     G
Your children proud, to share your name
                 Am7-D7                         G
Bound for glory, you showed the way
              Am7-D7                            G
Bound together, that’s how we’ll stay


                Am7-D7                        G
Now we children, know what to do
                    Am7       D7                          G
It takes hard work, to make a song come true
                  Am7-D7               G
Our time is now, to follow through
                  Am7        D7                     G
It’s time to make this land for me and you
WOODY’S CHILDREN
By Doug Mishkin

[in the key of E, as on the recorded version – played in D, capo on second fret]


D          Em7-A7                   D  
We are all             Woody’s Children
            Em7-A7             D
We are all             glory-bound
                Em7-A7             D          Bm
When we smile, when we sing his songs
                      Em7          A7        D
We show we know, the truth he found


            Em7-A7     D
In your Oklahoma home
              Em7-A7          D
A troubadour, all set to roam
                       Em7   A7                        D      
You and your family, felt the Dust Bowl blow
                        Em7-A7                  D
You sang your songs, and let us know


                    Em7-A7            D
You rode the rails, as hobos do
                     Em7-A7                  D
Saw hard-hit people, scraping through
                        Em7-A7             D
Took scattered voices, feeling small
                      Em7     A7               D
You made a glorious chorus of us all


              Em7                  A7             D
Every businessman or woman, in a suit
              Em7    A7                 D  
Every migrant farmer pickin’ fruit
                Em7-A7           D  
When they listen to your song
                               Em7   A7                       D
They know there’s one family where we belong


                    Em7-A7              D
You raised us well, so we became
                      Em7-A7                     D
Your children proud, to share your name
                 Em7-A7                         D
Bound for glory, you showed the way
              Em7-A7                            D
Bound together, that’s how we’ll stay



                Em7-A7                        D
Now we children, know what to do
                    Em7       A7                          D
It takes hard work, to make a song come true
                  Em7-A7               D
Our time is now, to follow through
                  Em7        A7                     D
It’s time to make this land for me and you