THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

Original version:  Woody Guthrie                Canadian changes:  The Travellers
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Accordion Notation
Beat symbol  =   Dot ( . ) or equivalent    
Either row  (low)  =  Buttons  2 to 4*


Chorus:

  .3      .3*    .4      :4*   .:4*          .4*     .3    .3*      .:4     :4
This  land   is    your  land,    This  land   is       my  land
 o3     o3*   o3      i3*                          o3    o3*      o3

   .2      .3     .4      :3*   .:3*    "3*  "3*    .3   .3*     :4   .:4
From  Bo - na  -  vis -  ta      to  Van-cou-ver     Is-land
                            o3*                            o3  o3*    o3

   "3     "3    .3*   .4       :4*   .:4*     "4*  "4*     .3        .3*       :4    .:4
From  the  Arc - tic    Cir - cle      to   the  Great Lakes    wa - ters
                    o3*   o3      i3*                              o3      o3*       o3

  .3*     :3*    .3*        ;2*     "2     .2*    .3*     .::3
This  land  was    made   for   you  and    me
o3*                                    o3     o3*             o3


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Verse 1 (of 3)

 .3    .3*   .4       :4*   .:4*     .4*   "3   "3    .3*    :4    .:4
As    I    went  walk-ing    that  rib-bon  of   high-way
o3  o3*   o3       i3*                    o3          o3*   o3

.2    .3    .4     :3*    .:3*     .3*    .3    .3*      :4     .:4
 I   saw   a - bove  me    that  end-less  sky - way
                     o3*                      o3   o3*     o3

.3    .3*    .4      :4*   .:4*    .4*   .3      .3*     :4    .:4
 I   saw   be -  low  me   that  gol - den   val - ley
     o3*    o3     i3*                    o3     o3*    o3

  .3*     :3*    .3*        ;2*    "2    .2*    .3*      .::3
This  land  was    made  for  you   and     me
 o3*                                  o3    o3*              o3


Embedded youTube VIDEOS

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​American lyrics (original)

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​American lyrics
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​Music begins at time 0:58

​​American lyrics

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Key:  C  from time 0 to 1:09
         D  from  1:10 to End 

Singer:  Wanda Jackson

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​​American lyrics
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​Group:  The Weavers

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​American lyrics (original)
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American lyrics
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A sing-along version.
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​American lyrics (original)

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Background Materials, Information & Links
Canadian​
​Lyrics:

(Short version,
​3 verses of many)
​Chorus:  This land is your land, this land is my land,
               From Bonavista to Vancouver Island;
               From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters,
               This land was made for you and me.

As I went walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway;
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.

I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps,
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts;
While all around me a voice was sounding,
Saying this land was made for you and me.

The sun came shining, and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling;
As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting,
This land was made for you and me.
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American
​Lyrics: 

(6 verses,
of many)
Chorus:  This land is your land This land is my land
               From California to the New York island; 
               From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters 
               This land was made for you and Me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway, 
I saw above me that endless skyway: 
I saw below me that golden valley: 
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps 
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; 
And all around me a voice was sounding: 
This land was made for you and me.

When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, 
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, 
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: 
This land was made for you and me.

As I went walking I saw a sign there 
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." 
But on the other side it didn't say nothing, 
That side was made for you and me.

In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, 
By the relief office I seen my people; 
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking 
Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me, 
As I go walking that freedom highway; 
Nobody living can ever make me turn back 
This land was made for you and me.
Background Links:
Additional info about this song:  Source 1 - Wikipedia

Biographical info on composer Woodie Guthrie:  Source 1 - Wikipedia
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Wikipedia states that the melody for "This Land is Your Land" is very similar to the melody of "Oh, My Loving Brother", a Baptist gospel hymn;
the relevant chorus first appears at time 0:45.  The Carter Family's "When the World's On Fire" is based on the same chorus tune.