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Version 1
OKLAHOMA (song)
Written by: Rogers and Hammerstein
Title song from the R&H musical "Oklahoma!"
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[Intro 1]
A D
They couldn't pick a better time to start in life
Bm A G Bm G A
It ain't too early and it ain't too late
D
Startin' as a farmer with a brand new wife
Bm A G Bm G A D
Soon be livin' in a brand new state
G A D
Brand new state!
G A D
Gonna treat you great!
[Intro 2]
G
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters
D
Pasture fer the cattle, spinach and termayters
G
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom
D
Plenty of air and plenty of room
G
Plenty of room to swing a rope!
D
Plenty of heart and plenty of hope
[Verse 1]
C F C G7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
C
And the wavin' wheat,
F Fm
Can sure smell sweet
C A7 D7 G7
When the wind comes right behind the rain
[Verse 2]
C F C G7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
C
Sit alone and talk,
F Fm
And watch a hawk
C G7 C
Makin' lazy circles in the sky
[Chorus]
F C
We know we belong to the land
G D7 G7
And the land we belong to is grand!
C
And when we say
F C D
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!
D
We're only sayin'
C F D7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
C G C
Oklahoma, O.K.
[Verse 3]
C F C G7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
C
And the wavin' wheat,
F Fm
Can sure smell sweet
C A7 D7 G7
When the wind comes right behind the rain
[Verse 4]
C F C G7
Ohh-Ohh-Oke-lahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
C
Every night we sit alone and talk
F Fm
And watch a hawk
C G7 C
Makin' lazy circles in the sky
{Chorus]
F C
We know we belong to the land
G D7 G7
And the land we belong to is grand!
C
And when we say
F C D
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!
D
We're only sayin'
C F D7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
C G C
Oklahoma, you're O.K.
[Segue}
C C C C C C D D D D Em Em
Ok-la-ho-ma, Ok-la-ho-ma, Ok-la-ho-ma
Em Em F F F F G G G G C C
Ok-la-ho-ma, Ok-la-ho-ma, Ok-la-ho-ma
[Chorus]
F C
We know we belong to the land
G D7 G7
And the land we belong to is grand!
C
And when we say
F C D
Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay!
D
We're only sayin'
C F D7
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
C G C
Oklahoma, O. K.
[Outro]
C D Em F G C
L. A. H. O. M. A.
F# G A D
Ok-la-ho-ma!
C
Yeeow!