Biography:
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was an American songwriter and folk musician. Guthrie's musical legacy consists of hundreds of songs, ballads and improvised works covering topics from political themes to traditional songs to children's songs. Guthrie performed continually throughout his life with his guitar frequently displaying the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists". Guthrie is perhaps best known for his song "This Land Is Your Land", which is regularly sung in American schools.
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Other songs:
- 1913 Massacre
- All You Fascists
- Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues
- Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
- Hobo's Lullaby
- Hobos Lullaby
- Jesus Christ
- This Land Is Your Land
- Tom Joad
- A Picture From Lifes Other Side
- Baltimore To Washington
- Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done
- Blowin Down That Old Dusty Road
- Blowin Down This Old Dusty Road
- Brown Eyes
- Danville Girl
- Deportee
- Do Re Mi
- Dust Bowl Refugee
- Dust Cant Kill Me
- God Blessed America For Me
- Grand Coulee Dam
- Greenback Dollar
- Gypsy Davy
- Hard Aint It Hard
- Hard Times
- Hard Travelin
- Hard Travellin
- I Aint Got No Home
- Ive Got To Know
- Jarama Valley
- Jessie James
- Jolly Banker
- Little Black Train
- Lonesome Day
- Ludlow Massacre
- Mail Myself To You
- Miss Pavlichenko
- My Revolutionary Mind
- Oregon Trail
- Pastures Of Plenty
- Philadelphia Lawyer
- Portland Town
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- Ramblin Round
- Riding In My Car
- Roll On Columbia
- Slipknot Hangknot Slipknot
- Snow Deer
- So Long Its Been Good
- So Long Its Been Good To Know You
- Stepstone
- Talking Dust Bowl Blues
- The Ballad Of John Henry
- The Rangers Command
- The Sinking Of The Reuben James
- Theres More Pretty Girls Than One
- This Train Is Bound For Glory
- Train 45
- Two Good Men
- Vigilante Man
- What Are We Waiting On
- Wreck Of The Old 97
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"Danville Girl"
As performed by Woody Gutherie
From The Asch Recordings, Vol.2
[Intro]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 1]
F
I went down to the railroad yard
Bb F
To watch the train roll by
Bb F
Knew that train would roll that day
C F
But I did not know what time.
F
I did not know what time, boys
Bb F
Did not know what time
Bb F
Knew the train would roll that day
C F
But I did not know what time.
[Interlude]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 2]
F
Good morning, Mister railroad man
Bb F
What time does your train roll by?
Bb F
Nine sixteen and two forty four
C F
Twenty five minutes 'til five.
F
At nine sixteen, two forty four,
Bb F
Twenty five minutes 'til five.
Bb F
Thank you, Mister railroad man,
C F
I wanna watch your train roll by.
[Interlude]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 3]
F
Standing on the platform,
Bb F
Smoking a big cigar,
Bb F
Waitin' for some old freight train
C F
that carries an empty car.
F
I rode her down to Danville town,
Bb F
got stuck on a Danville girl,
Bb F
Bet your life she was a pearl,
C F
she wore that Danville curl.
F
She wore her hat on the back of her head
Bb F
like high tone people all do,
Bb F
Very next train come down that track,
C F
I bid that gal adieu.
[Outro]
F Bb F Bb F C F
F Bb F Bb F C F
As performed by Woody Gutherie
From The Asch Recordings, Vol.2
[Intro]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 1]
F
I went down to the railroad yard
Bb F
To watch the train roll by
Bb F
Knew that train would roll that day
C F
But I did not know what time.
F
I did not know what time, boys
Bb F
Did not know what time
Bb F
Knew the train would roll that day
C F
But I did not know what time.
[Interlude]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 2]
F
Good morning, Mister railroad man
Bb F
What time does your train roll by?
Bb F
Nine sixteen and two forty four
C F
Twenty five minutes 'til five.
F
At nine sixteen, two forty four,
Bb F
Twenty five minutes 'til five.
Bb F
Thank you, Mister railroad man,
C F
I wanna watch your train roll by.
[Interlude]
F Bb F Bb F C F
[Verse 3]
F
Standing on the platform,
Bb F
Smoking a big cigar,
Bb F
Waitin' for some old freight train
C F
that carries an empty car.
F
I rode her down to Danville town,
Bb F
got stuck on a Danville girl,
Bb F
Bet your life she was a pearl,
C F
she wore that Danville curl.
F
She wore her hat on the back of her head
Bb F
like high tone people all do,
Bb F
Very next train come down that track,
C F
I bid that gal adieu.
[Outro]
F Bb F Bb F C F
F Bb F Bb F C F
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