Dusty Old Dust Chords - Woody Guthrie

Intro

C F G7 C G7

Verse 1

C G7 I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again C G7 Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains C C7 F F#dim7 In the month called April, county called Gray G7 C And here's what all of the people there say

Chorus

C So long, it's been good to know yuh G7 C C7 F So long, it's been good to know yuh; so long, it's been good to know yuh C G7 F C This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home, & I've got to be driftin' along

Verse 2

C G7 A dust storm hit, & it hit like thunder C G7 It dusted us over, & it covered us under C C7 F F#dim7 Blocked out the traffic & blocked out the sun G7 C Straight for home all the people did run, singin'

Chorus

Verse 3

C G7 We talked of the end of the world & then C G7 We'd sing a song & then sing it again C C7 F F#dim7 We'd sit for an hour & not say a word G7 C And then these words would be heard

Chorus

Verse 4

C G7 Sweethearts sat in the dark & sparked C G7 They hugged & kissed in that dusty old dark C C7 F F#dim7 They sighed & cried, hugged & kissed G7 C Instead of marriage, they talked like this: "Honey..."

Chorus

Verse 5

C G7 Now the telephone rang, & it jumped off the wall C G7 That was the preacher a-makin' his call C C7 F F#dim7 He said, "Kind friend, this may be the end & G7 C You've got your last chance of salvation of sin" Instr Chorus C G7 C C7 F C G7 F C

Verse 6

C G7 The churches was jammed & the churches was packed C G7 And that dusty old dust storm blowed so black C C7 F F#dim7 Preacher could not read a word of his text G7 C And he folded his specs & he took up collection, said

Chorus

Outro

G7 C